acesfull86 (04-02-2021)
The world is aggressively going authoritarian
H&M's tribulations in China.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/h-m-und...ng-11617193367
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Jordanian authorities detained the kingdom’s former crown prince and arrested nearly 20 other people Saturday after what officials called a “threat to the country’s stability.”
Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the oldest son of the late King Hussein and his American-born fourth wife Queen Noor, was placed under restriction at his Amman palace, amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to unseat his older half brother, King Abdullah II, according to a senior Middle East intelligence official briefed on the events.
The move followed the discovery of what palace officials described as a complex and far-reaching plot that including at least one other Jordanian royal as well as tribal leaders and members of the country’s security establishment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...948_story.html
uneasy lies the crown
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Among the others arrested was Sharif Hasan, who also is a member of the royal family; and Bassem Awadullah, a Saudi citizen, the official said.
hmmmm
The House of Hashim have a legit claim to be the custodians of Mecca and Medina. Hence the historically uneasy relationship with the House of Saud.
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"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Good job by the gov to veto this bull****
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
Arkansas’ governor on Monday vetoed a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths, calling the legislation a “vast government overreach” and a “product of the cultural war in America.”
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said that if signed into law, the bill would interfere with physicians and parents “as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md...governor-veto/
An old-fashioned conservative take on the role of the state vis-a-vis parents and doctors.
Makes me nostalgic for the days when conservatism meant something.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Russia sure looks like its about to invade Ukraine. Personally I think Ukraine can go **** themselves as long as Zelensky is President.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-56695489
And a Russian critic of Putin in London is strangled to death.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
New Zealand has broken with its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners, including the UK, as it pursues a closer alliance with China, its largest trading partner.
New Zealand’s foreign minister said she would not allow the intelligence alliance to dictate the country’s dealings with China, putting it at odds with the other members of the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance: the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
What a bunch of pussies. Hopefully it comes back to hurt the foreign minister
I think NZ has been diverging from the alliance for a while, but it's still a sign of how how dangerous China's economic power has become. Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, and several of the smaller countries are also susceptible. That's why the idea of standing against a lone China with a host if allies has always been a foolish notion.
Go get him!
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Well the TPP that was killed addressed this issue with NZ so they wouldn't have to be so reliant on trading with China. But that was killed. So now we have this.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
I think you're overestimating the benefits of the TPP. Trump's killing of it wasn't really that controversial outside of TDS circles.
Go get him!
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Imagine how much higher the US is going to rank on those quality of healthcare lists after this
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Anything to this Kerry leaked audio razzle dazzle?
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