Airfried

Can’t blame an elected leader alone for shit a country does. Same goes for the USA.

Most people in Europe don’t have AC and even those who do have to deal with extreme energy prices. They’re about to care a whole lot more very soon. heat waves will become more frequent and far worse. People will rush to the streets and demand change. Governments will be toppled over this in the near future. Of course we’re pretty late and we’re headed towards much worse conditions already. People won’t experience a better climate during our lifetime no matter what we do now. But more heat waves will give them a taste of what’s coming for us regardless and perhaps remind them how much worse things are going to get if we don’t act quickly.

Korean consumers flip over some really weird things but this, I feel, is completely justified to be upset about. At least upset enough to boycott Starbucks. Seriously, how did management wave this through? It’s a very bad look for the brand.

As per the article sulfuric acid is used to treat drinking water so yes, I suppose? Although they wrote it “sulphuric” which I’m not sure is correct.

Europe is “trying” but there won’t be a deal as long as the EU and UK lick Israel’s boots unconditionally.

Hopefully Xi takes notes of his own observations so he can remember them later.

Unlike the orange man’s appointees, a lot of these oligarchs actually have relationships with the Chinese elite. China is the world factory and all that jazz. As far as this US administration goes these guys aren’t a bad pick to take to Beijing right now.

That’s a cool fantasy but China was barely a player during Reagan. I doubt they saw it that way. In fact I think they were probably quite happy about the USA doing economically well overall given most of their growth depended on production for and exports to the USA at the time. Pressured by the Soviet Union during the 70s, trade agreements with the USA were a god sent.

If we’re talking about decline China was concerned with it’s probably the decline of the Soviet Union. Once that was gone they were fully occupied tightening trade relationships around the world and were likely hoping everyone would keep growing and keep trading. That was until Xi came into power. He sees things very differently, apparently.

wrongdoing

According to Xi just like Putin punishes bad bad oligarch for wrongdoing according to himself.

We knew how bad the situation was economically but we also knew sanctions would have a much delayed effect. Economists have explained that plenty back when it seemed sanctions wouldn’t do much at first. As far as I’m aware, Russia transformed into a full on war economy since. That delayed things even further but it will make the fallout even worse for the country. Putin really doesn’t care if Russia even still exists when he goes down.

Jailed by ICE

Kidnapped by fascist terrorists.

I’m the last person to defend China but this is just moronic on so many levels. China has been hording oil for a long time and it wasn’t an issue before. But now that the US started an absolutely senseless and ridiculously stupid war in the most incompetent way imaginable they demand stability? Yeah right. Shut up.

I tried to listen to it but the doublethink in his narrative is too distracting. What a monumental loser.

It should also be their right to do so.