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@Scaramucci Good intentions? It's called greed. And keep the pyramid scheme running a little longer.

We let China into the WTO and gave them permanent normal trade relations. They came in as an emerging market — meaning they could protect their own economy with tariffs while selling into ours essentially unfettered. The theory in 1999 was that China would get wealthy, rise peacefully, and gradually become more like the West. We were too arrogant to question it. The Chinese understood us far better than we understood them. So they took our technology, copied our intellectual property, and pegged their currency to ours, which meant when we debased the dollar through deficit spending — the most regressive tax you can put on working people — their export costs came down right alongside ours. They ran 10, 11 percent growth for years. Built a navy. Built a military. And became a global superpower largely on the back of deals we made with good intentions and almost no strategic foresight.

@seankelly014 @JJ_McCullough That is a stupid thing to say. The mayor barely has any power.

@JJ_McCullough thats what happens when you put Ken Sim and his center right government

Vancouver is rough these days. I went for a long walk last night and it’s shocking how many stores and restaurants and cafes have recently gone out of business. And of course the hobo situation is still appalling. We’re lucky we have all this natural beauty to boost our spirits.

@JJ_McCullough Sure, many are closing, but many more are also opening. The homeless situation is indeed appalling.

@stats_feed Iran

Guess the country! This nation has the highest number of engineers per capita. Hint: It’s not China or the US.

@kmttna @DoctorMbitcoin ? Are u kidding me?

@DoctorMbitcoin 台湾长大的 肯定没有老中思维

黄仁勋真的挺接地气 这么富有，也没鸡娃，女儿做厨师，也不觉得丢面 挺好，没有老中思维🤔

@MarioNawfal That's cool but why is this feature needed?

🇨🇳 Chinese car tech is getting harder to dismiss. The West spent decades laughing at Chinese cars. That era is over.

@HilzFuld Because we are there to project power....

I don’t understand why the US doesn’t immediately leave NATO. What is NATO for if not for moments like this?

@RealBookerScott U are there to project power. How convenient to get to real goal of NATO. Lol.

There are 100,000 American boots on the ground in Europe today as their Army protecting Europe. TO HELL WITH NATO, Europe and Canada. Bring American troops home.

@ukilaw Hegemony is finished. You do realize our bases are in Europe to project power right? "Protection" is how we sell it, the goal was always power projection.

The end of America’s involvement in Iran marks the beginning of the end for NATO as we know it. For decades, the US carried 60% of the burden while Western Europe freeloaded. Now, in active war: • Spain & France blocked US airspace • Germany sneered “not our war” • Italy (Meloni) denied US planes Sicily bases • Macron refused US arsenal overflight to Israel • UK even denied Diego Garcia access NATO is finished.

@Spender2020 @ShaykhSulaiman They had a deal....and it was scrapped. What's point of having another deal?

@ShaykhSulaiman Israel and US army is dealing with with Iran in a brutal way. Iran should accept the deal and bring normalcy

GROUND INVASION IS HAPPENING

@dadiomov So how much did they make?

Wild fact: the Marshall Plan involved the US spending $131 billion (in 2016 dollars) over four years to develop Europe post World War II, whereas Apple by itself spent $275 billion in China over the five years between 2016-2020.

@JPATrades A deal is being worked out behind the scenes....hence the 48 hrs.

Honestly I’m stunned

@GoUncensored A deal is probably being worked out, hence the 48 hours deadline.

Trump lies to us, he doesn't lie to Israel. If he's telling Israel he's going to destroy Iran's power plants. He probably will.

@peterdaou Hopefully not. A deal is probably being worked out as we speak.

Serious question: Should people start preparing for nuclear armageddon?

@bismarkhen @pplsartofwar Sure, but Israel will invade those countries.

@pplsartofwar Iran should just eliminate the monarchs of the gulf. Without the institution, these countries have no reason to exist

It's funny how many ppl thought the GCC would just bow down to Iran instead of doubling down on US involvement given their dependency and Iran could pull them into some orbit like a regional hegemon by vibes and will alone.

@nick_adobo @HanaHunney99 @aruvinchan ? Protecting their borders with the American military? Lol. Filipinos have Spanish last names for God sakes, obviously didn't protect their border that well.

@HanaHunney99 @aruvinchan SEA countries love CCP, chinese features, culture but in Philippines, japan, Korea, we protect our borders, our religion & culture from chinese invaders

This is why I love Malaysian girls. 😍😍😍

@seizethebanks Not if trump wants to win midterms

I’m starting to wonder if US imperialism started the war in Iran knowing that the Iranians would close the Strait of Hormuz and create a global energy crisis, because they believed that the US could survive the crisis longer than China and the multipolar world.

@TheGreatAk71 @JoshC0301 Is that realistic?

@JoshC0301 I mean the US will be unable to rebuild or restock almost anything but the war wont end until Iran is sure that the US and the Occupation Entity will be unable to attack them in the future

I forgot that China is still enforcing its rare earth export ban to the US. I wonder how much that will effect the US’s ability to wage its imbecilic war on Iran Maybe things will end sooner than we think

@yieldsearcher High energy prices today -> recession -> demand destruction -> deflation. But the thing is.....energy prices are not that high yet.....

Why the 1970s oil shocks were stagflationary? Nominal wages rose 6-9% even with high UR (6-8%) during the era. Strong unions and COLA kept wages tracking inflation, creating a vicious cycle. We do not have that kind of labor market today. Wage growth is lowest since COVID.

@najam_ali People will have to pay 10% surcharge for transit until new pipeline to Israel is completed.

By claiming that Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities have been neutralized and quietly admitting that the regime may survive, Netanyahu is preparing the ground to end this war. Because the truth is simple: Without such claims, neither Trump nor Netanyahu has a credible off-ramp. They need a narrative of success to justify stepping back. But here is the real question: If the Strait of Hormuz remains close, what exactly does a declaration of victory even mean?