Ian Welsh

"How To Think." Thinking well is not for the faint-hearted. If you do it properly you will often come to conclusions you hate: reality is rarely as we would have it be: this is not the best of all possible worlds. You must be brave and willing to endure discomfort to think well.

we collectively see the job as the core human adult activity hence we continuously create more jobs. AI will be just like any other era. I don't see us abandoning the job anytime soon most government "waste" is just job creation by other means because we like jobs

It keeps going we could have global cooling instead of global warming. Won't we all be grateful then! ;)

If you feel helpless about the climate, consider this: none of the climate models factor in the deepening and irresolvable crisis of US imperialism, which is unfolding before our eyes and will undoubtedly lead to a major decline in fossil fuel use. Nothing will be better for the climate than the retreat and collapse of US imperialism.

This is not bluster, something very hard for a senile lunatic like Trump to grasp. As we’ve been saying on RWN the IRI has barely begun to cause the sort of catastrophic havoc they’re capable of. It’s a marvel the Iranians are still restraining themselves, smart & strategic.

These headlines are a week apart.

"Massive investment in AI contributed basically zero to US economic growth last year," per Goldman Sachs

Here are headlines of some articles published by the National Post, the flagship publication of Canada’s biggest newspaper chain, in the past two weeks. “Mayor Knack threw the Edmonton Jewish community under the bus” “Why Mark Carney should visit Israel” “As Jew hate hits all-time highs, Canada is ‘systematically’ purging its rolls of Jewish charities” “Inside the minds of Concordia’s anti-Israel activists” “Mayor puts ‘Islamophobia’ fears ahead of policing” “The deepfake war on Tel Aviv” “Are synagogue shootings a tipping point that will lead to real action?” “Olivia Chow has herself to blame for antisemitic violence” “Canada must root out the evil before it is too late” “Synagogue shootings are an assault on Canadian sovereignty” “Netanyahu swaggers as Israel handily fends off Iranian, Hezbollah attacks” “Charges are being dropped against Canadian anti-Israel thuggery at an astonishing rate” “A roadmap to ending this orgy of antisemitic violence” “Canadian Jews are angry. It’s a start” “Amid the sirens and explosions, young Israelis keep on dancing” “U of T prof warns Palestine Studies Centre may prioritize activism over scholarship” “Consultants for human rights museum’s ‘Nakba’ exhibit are hardened anti-Israel activists” “The left’s unhealthy obsession with Israel” “My synagogue was hit with a spray of bullets” “How to defeat Palestinianism” “Three synagogues hit by bullets. So much for ‘antisemitism has no place here’” “Edmonton Police Chief says he stands by his recent trip to Israel” “Jewish groups press Liberals to ban ‘glorification’ of terrorism such as praising Hamas attacks” “Jewish groups decry signs ‘reminiscent of Nazi incitement’ at Toronto demonstration” “Mayor calls out Carney Liberals’ response to antisemitic violence” “Hundreds gather for stationary anti-Israel protest and counter demonstration to mark Al-Quds Day in London” “Toronto police make two arrests on Saturday after court denies injunction to stop Al-Quds rally in Toronto” “Blast outside Jewish school in Amsterdam, no injuries” “Four teens arrested after fire lit at Rotterdam synagogue” “Premier Doug Ford seeking injunction to shut down planned Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto” “Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack is Lebanese immigrant, said to have lost relatives in airstrike” “Canada is ‘one of the centres of antisemitism, globally,’ says Israeli ambassador, on tour of targeted synagogue” “‘Targeted act of violence’: Suspect dead after car crash, shooting at Michigan synagogue” “Iranian Canadians join Jews in condemning Al Quds Day anti-Israel protests” “Liberals promise $10 million to fortify Jewish spaces after three synagogues shot at” “‘It gives us strength’: Tel Aviv bomb shelters double as dance clubs as Iranian missiles fly” “‘All eyes are on Canada,’ says Israel’s president after attacks on Toronto synagogues” “Belgian synagogue damaged in early-morning explosion” “Jewish leaders demand swift and ‘united’ action after Toronto synagogue shootings” “‘Bullets are flying’: Two more Toronto-area synagogues hit by gunfire” “Canadian Jews urged to be alert, cautious amid war on Iran” “Swastikas spray-painted on three neighbouring Jewish businesses in Montreal”

The Israeli Military is calling the President of the United States a liar and the President is saying his very close, super coordinating ally is launching destabilizing attacks without his knowledge. We're only three weeks in.

Which one of you bozos thought it was a good idea to build the entire world economy off just in time supply chains from the most unstable regions on the planet?

Lebanese dignity

@GuyImprov @GloblSpectator @StarPlatinum_ Iran doesn't bomb hopsitals. But they might make an exception if they found out Netanyahu was in one of them.

Netanyahu is not alive. It took 8 years to confirm the death of Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel. It’s also known that on March 11 at 5:45am, a USAF C-17 departed from Tel Nof. It’s a “flying hospital.” Destination: Germany. The timing matches an emergency evacuation after a bombing that radar couldn’t fully hide. The C-17 landed in Ramstein at 10:15am. Landstuhl hospital activated VIP protocols, closed the maternity ward, and cleared entire floors. Either he’s in critical condition or he’s already buried.

European leaders need to wrap their heads around the fact that even all together, they are no longer a great power. No one cares what they think. They have no ability to hurt any major nation, militarily or economically. They don't matter.

When I was in my 20s I wished to deepen my understanding of the Israel-Palestine situation. So I purchased at least a dozen books - mostly semi-obscure, academic, many by dissenting Israeli historians. A day came when I closed a book halfway through, resolved to read no further, even to try to forget all I had learned, and then I donated all the books. It was clear, painfully and miserably clear, that I would be wasting my life trying to understand it more when it was nothing more than this.

For the love of god, spend the money. Fix the house. We are a G7 country, let’s act like it. 24 Sussex belongs to the office not a person.

From: Jeffrey E. To: Tom Barrack Private Subject: Re: “Send photos of you and child. - - make me smile”

is there a place to simulate this kind of thing?

"Based on prewar market estimates, Iran managed to destroy ~3.5% of global LNG capacity in a single strike" x.com/Osinttechnical…

Yes, Trump has to go as a precondition for any peace. The US empire's survival now requires impeachment, capitalism's primary human actors may also conclude this is needed.

My self-employed health insurance premium just went up over 17%, about 4x what the @BLS_gov says. To make it even more insulting, they don't even measure health insurance, and they give the category a very tiny weighting. This is my largest expense, and the BLS lies about it.

BREAKING 🇺🇸🇮🇷: U.S. May Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil They want to make sure these 140 Million barrels of Oil dont all go to China. It seems this whole war, along with Venezeula, is just to cut the energy flow to weaken China. He says this will hurt Iran, but whoever buys the oil, Iran still gets paid.