There’s no reason Google would want to hide this, unless they know citizens would be left without potable water.

Naaah, not the “Don’t be evil” alphabet agency corporation. 🤣🤣🤣

In fact, research shows that the world economy already has enough productive capacity to eliminate global poverty many times over. Indeed it is possible not only to eliminate extreme poverty, but also to eliminate deprivation at much higher thresholds. With these levels of production, we could ensure universal access to healthcare, education, modern housing, sanitation systems, electricity, clean cooking stoves, refrigeration, mobile phones, internet, computers, transport, household appliances and other necessities for decent living standards, for more than eight billion people. The fact that poverty persists at such high levels today indicates that severe dislocation is institutionalised in the world economy – and that markets have failed to meet the basic needs of much of humanity.

I certainly didn’t know, or forgot it if I did!

Yes, I refrained in mentioning it in a recent thread elsewhere on grad, as did others. I think it’s glaringly obvious to everyone with a working memory of last two winters, among myriad other pragmatic concerns.

Hope so, and that it shakes out well, for more good for everyone.

I think Macron is more aware than he can politically say. He also called US diplomacy unacceptable, which is a diplomatic way of saying “bat-guano insane.” I’d eager the rest of Europe is waking up. They remain dependent on and cowed by the US. I would imagine they are meeting on as big a sly as possible to figure out how to extricate themselves from the trap they so eagerly entered decades ago, although I obviously can’t know.

The interview is worth reading. Macron is walking a political tightrope, and I find plenty that’s not up to my personal preferences, but a -1 is the idea of a UN peacekeeping force, which invites USA soldiers, not to mention the usual problems that accompany UN peacekeeping troops. Not sure if a regional coalition is better though.

+.5 for not outright rejecting Zionism, but saying disagreement with the Israeli regime is not antisemitism, and crazy making.

But overall, this is the most hope that governments are starting to actually rethink policy in the region, and while it’s minimal, it’s a lot better than in recent memory. A toe in the ocean, but closer to the ocean than recent out-of-the-atmosphere proximity to the ocean.

No I haven’t and I just found and bookmarked it. Thanks!

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Thank you! 🫡

Thank you for a comprehensive overview. I knew they didn’t outright announce they were Marxist, and I remember seeing old US news interviews with Che in an old black and white documentary a long time ago, but either don’t recall or it never mentioned financing. Are there any good books you’d recommend regarding Castro, Guevera, and the revolution (not separately, although that’s fine too) you’d recommend?

Slovenia, Panama, Sierra Leone, Somalia

Sigh

Trump’s comment underscores a broader strategic calculus, as the base lies near the Chinese region of Xinjiang, where nuclear testing and weapons development are believed to occur.

Obviously Russian propaganda! It’s about saving people from genocide.

“Our response to this despicable man: This year we will change you and save Israel.”

What does this mean in materiality?

Two now

Since the film industry started.

The film industry has some sick people in it, for sure.

Woody Allen and Roman Polanski…😬

Thanks so much for the reminder. I’ve seen these but a refresher is indeed in order. I will bookmark these and hopefully remember to return periodically.

Manufacturing consent?

Maybe, I just find more than ever, we can’t really take media at face value. It’s always been true that states’ media always played up the best of their homelands and downplayed the worst, but it seems more brazen lying with a veneer of veracity, or I am extremely jaded.