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"Why America Can’t Afford A New Nuclear Buildup In 2025" via @forbes forbes.com/sites/williamhart… "
As always, the great @Kasparov63 seeing several moves ahead.
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Exxon CEO tells Trump to chill on climate policy: “I’ve been advising that we have some level of consistency ... policy switching back and forth as political cycles occur and elections happen and administrations change... [is] not good for the economy.” politico.com/news/2024/11/12…
Exxon's CEO warned that rollbacks to U.S. climate policy will make the future "that much more challenging.”
“I don’t think the challenge or the need to address global emissions is going to go away,” he told us. politico.com/news/2024/11/12…
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John Oliver implores the Senate to pass the PRESS Act! It's already passed the House unanimously.
It would protect journalists across the political spectrum from spying and the threat of jail time for doing their jobs.
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One must wonder what kind of nominations they have in mind if they are so worried about their nominations even in a Republican-controlled chamber.
It is a dangerous situation when supporters of a party with absolute control of all branches of government still feel aggrieved, victimized and marginalized. It can justify all sorts of abuses. I hope this attitude shifts after MAGA takes power, but I’m worried.
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But, ironically, the President can launch nuclear weapons without any due process, killing hundreds of millions, maybe billions, of people. No mortal—Democrat or Republican— should be given that sort of unchecked power.
To re-iterate what should be widely known but isn’t—there are no nuclear checks & balances. The president has sole launch authority. In some scenarios, top officers at Stratcom might not even know the launch order has been sent. It is a true nuclear monarchy, and it is obscene.
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Trump 2.0: What to expect regarding public lands and the environment: Time to prepare for another four years of "drill, baby, drill" -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #ActOnClimate coyotegulch.blog/2024/11/10/…
…With an impossible-to-calculate ROI bc if it works you never have to use. However, militaries initially built for deterrence (USA post WW2) find adventures (Iraq) when their mission suddenly is over. Plus also opportunity cost of reduced investment in schools, hospitals
Powerful statement from NATO’s Military Committee Chair Admiral Bauer at @IISS_org Prague Defence Summit: defence is not a cost, it is an investment #IISSPDS24
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A glorious day! The bells of Notre Dame in Paris rang this morning for the first time since the fire in 2019!
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So with Elon working in the White House does that make Twitter state-run media?
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Kim Darroch, "I think Trump will introduce tariffs"
Faisal Islam, "What is the UK's strategy?"
Kim Darroch, "The US might offer a free trade deal.. It will be like the 2017 deal.. It will destroy British agriculture.. The only place to go is to line up with the European Union"
Faisal Islam, "Trump's got a thing about the EU"
Kim Darroch, "He says the EU is worse than China"
Faisal Islam, "This opens up Brexit which the Labour party have parked and try to forget about"
John Ryley, "Labour are going to find it difficult"
“Control immigration”
Anne Frank’s father applied for a visa through the American consulate. Had it been granted swiftly, the entire Frank family would have been saved.
It’s okay to admit that the world is complicated, folks. Immigration can save innocent lives.
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🇯🇵 In #Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba raised eyebrows last month with a proposal for an Asian version of @NATO that could include nuclear sharing.
Find out why 👉 ow.ly/tInm50U36Yf
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millennials discovering the internet: “omg which hogwarts house am i? how will i arrange my top friends list?”
gen z discovering the internet: “adolf hitler is the most lied about man in history and he merely loved his country and tried to warn us.”
Europe alone. Gotta believe that if push came to shove we would have their back but this is exactly the painful question he should be asking.
Thought-provoking thread on how France could use its nuclear “force de frappe” to extend a nuclear umbrella over Europe due to lack of confidence that a Trump-led U.S. would remain committed to its allies in case of nuclear conflict (I.e., risk Washington to save Berlin)
