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in d mktplace of truths & untruths, ppl shd b able to discern d legit fm d lemon. they dont bcos d usual signals of quality like price r missing. but perhaps ppl r not in d mkt to seek out truths but something else - like thrill. when shd govt intervene in this mkt?

if russia does nothing more than terminate oil flows, it would be telling

is it wise for nato to consider finland and sweden’s application now, and say tt they will be accepted quickly? how will nato and d western countries respond if russia conducts a strike on finland, using tactical nuclear missiles, before it gets accepted?

with our current limited understanding of “natural” intelligence, can we really produce general artificial intelligence any time soon?

fm vaccine nationalism to food and commodity nationalism

d same ppl who r against mask and vaccine mandates r seeking to overturn roe v wade and ban abortion??

will d western countries send “volunteers” to ukraine to help d fight?

i for one believe d threat is real. putin has staked too much into this tt he will do almost anything to get what he wants. inc tactical nuclear wpn on ukraine.

russia putting its nuclear force on alert is like a teenager threatening suicide after being punished for throwing tantrums for not getting what he wants: is d west gg to let him be or punish him further?

ukraine 2021 is a continuation of 2014. russia wasnt ready for wholesale invasion then; it isnt now. what it wants is a subservient ukraine, at minimal cost. but this time round it will seek to extract more than d minsk agreement by changing d start-state at d pt of deal-making

russia increasingly needs china - but their banding together is only skin deep

d iranian nuclear prog is for regional dominance. so they can be negotiated. this doesnt mean they wont try to get a wpn before d agreement. but we can be almost certain any deal wont be ratified by congress.

china's mrna vaccine will be its graceful step-down fm its zero-covid strategy - regardless of its real efficacy

if god exists, does it mean everything is determined by god, and nothing is left to chance? tt chance exists only because we cannot predict what god will do?

d karpman drama triangle betw nato, russia, and ukraine...

looking at d current trajectory d us is headed for d darkest time of its history since its civil war

north korea's hypersonic missile test is an sos call - and a shrewd one

ukraine - and crimea and lithuania and georgia in d past - are living labs and showcases for russia's cyber capabilities - wont be surprised if it is sold as a svc

all out war averted thru un. status quo maintained. nato rubbished - & collapses. us credibility, reputation, continues downward decline while china struggles to become world leader after war. new world order with 2 powers - but no leader.

us declares war on china to "protect democracy" & invokes article 5 thru technicality - or by deliberately exposing military asset near taiwan to china's attk. nato reluctantly falls in but w minimal support. trump campaigns as d candidate who can prevail over china - & wins

republicans with win control of congress in mid terms. trump will announce candidacy - & secure nomination. sharply polarised elections. trump wins by whisker or technicality - perhaps cos biden concedes to stop d violence. near civil war. us essentially becomes totalitarian