I don't trust the hawks. They purposely wanted to do this to embarrass Xi Jinping to punish him for his support for Russia. And also to keep fomenting divisions with China to push the new cold war --- there are always people who make money on conflict. Peace is not profitable.
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
My Take on Pelosi Taiwan Visit - Not just an ego thing but reps the warhawks - Plus Pink Floyd Roger Waters with an alt view
I don't trust the hawks. They purposely wanted to do this to embarrass Xi Jinping to punish him for his support for Russia. And also to keep fomenting divisions with China to push the new cold war --- there are always people who make money on conflict. Peace is not profitable.
Need a hellfire missile to load on your car roof? Try Ukraine black market where 70% of the arms we give them are unaccounted for
Krystal and Saagar give viewers a rundown of CBS News editing a documentary that reported on arms proliferation in Ukraine and the concerns about weapons ending up in the wrong hands
More than 100,000 Hellfire missiles have been sold to the U.S. and other countries, according to Ryan Brobst, an analyst at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a Washington think tank. “It can do enough damage to destroy most targets such as vehicles and buildings while not doing enough damage to level city blocks and cause significant civilian casualties... Unlike other models of the Hellfire, the R9X doesn’t carry an explosive payload. Instead, it has a series of six rotating blades that emerge on its final approach to a target, Kitchen said. “One of their utilities is in opening up vehicles and other obstructions to get to the target without having to use an explosive warhead,” he said. -https://ktar.com/story/5180330/explainer-a-look-at-the-missile-that-killed-al-qaida-leader/
While you have some time also check out their story on How Sinema bailed out private equity billionaires. https://youtu.be/QFkI4KiLNcQ
GOP Hypocrites BLOCK Insulin Cap They Claim To Support
A segment on the Pelosi trip and the dangers ensuing - https://youtu.be/XPjBa8-_V6c
Sunday, August 7, 2022
Changes in U.S. China Policy? It's the Corporate Interests, Stupid
Two leading progressive foreign policy voices discuss the House speaker’s decision to visit Taiwan.
As open market neo-liberalist unfettered capitalism captured the world starting in roughly 1980, which includes an oft neglected analysis of the attack on unions for "restraining" the market -- the decline in unions can be traced to this attack since 1980 when Reagan fired the air traffic controllers.
Remember the days when North Carolina was the heart of American furniture making? It didn't take long to see China become the economic engine of manufacturing (and jobs) lost here. BTW - globalism is also an attack on labor unions - look at the UAW concessions when automakers started going abroad - with the avid support of both political parties who refused to put penalties on them in the name of free market neo-liberalism.
Not only Perot, but the left pro-labor movements in this country also pushed back with the riots in Seattle.
The 1999 Seattle WTO protests, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Seattle, were a series of protests surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, ...
To many in North American anarchist and radical circles, the Seattle WTO riots, protests, and demonstrations were viewed as a success.[34] Prior to the "Battle of Seattle", almost no mention was made of "antiglobalization" in the US media, while the protests were seen as having forced the media to report on 'why' anybody would oppose the WTO.[35]
Previous mass demonstrations had taken place in Australia in December 1997, in which newly formed grass-roots organizations blockaded Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and Darwin city centers.[36]
There's a lot of material embedded in this roughly 45 minutes.
They forced them to give up so much to gain access to the markets and cheap labor - then they created competing industries using the technology they forced them to share. And of course, Chinese workers as they prospered began to earn more money and raise costs of production - so that the corps began to drift to Vietnam and cheaper labor.
Note the recent bi-partisan support for the chips bill which is a tepid version of industrial policy - with lots of perks and giveaways to corporations in the process.
Do you think Nancy Pelosi just went to Taiwan for the food? She is an instrument of a corporate wing of the Dem party that wanted this confrontation.
Don't forget - It's Corporate Interests which run our politics. There are competing corp interests and their lobbyists do battle it out with politicians, with some lining up with one party or the other -- but most place bets on both parties.
Witness they turned down the insulin price caps this morning. Let 'em eat sugar.
Friday, August 5, 2022
Mayor Adams Ed Budget Crisis - City takes multiple hit(s) in court, Successful Rally at Foley Sq, UFT Officialdom makes token showing
- 41 of 50 Council members signed a letter that they regretted their vote and were not told about the impact of these cuts. Many have since said they were misled by DOE who insisted that only unfilled position would be eliminated as a result, but now we know that at least 700 teachers have been excessed.
The City is effing nuts -- pretending they won the case. Ignored Judge's request for language for prelim injunction; instead they will consider modifying budget in Nov., but even then might have to make more cuts to move money around! Ignore reality & maybe it'll go away? Bizarro
What a morning! First there a huge rally at Foley Square, with parents, teachers and advocates inveighing against the grotesque budget cuts to schools. Tamara Tucker, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against these cuts, spoke first, and her photo at the microphone is above.
Tamara and I left the rally at about 9:40 AM, and quickly walked over to the courtroom at the NY State Supreme Court, 80 Centre St., room 308 so as not to miss our chance to witness the oral arguments in the case before Judge Frank. The courtroom was already half full, mostly with reporters and city attorneys, and soon would fill up completely before the hearing started.
Among the parents I noticed aside from Tamara were Tom Shepherd and Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, two PEP members, and NeQuan McLean, CEC16 President. Tom and NeQuan had also provided us with affidavits about how the public process in adopting the budget had been contrary to what’s required by state law.
Read it all at:https://
UFT Middle School VP Rich Mantel |
There are two interesting factors working here. The City Council and the Panel for Educational Policy, both of which need to be involved in the school budget. We know Adams has loaded the PEP with pro charter slime. The Council voted overwhelmingly for the cuts and Judge Frank, who also ruled for us in the MulgrewCare case, is forcing a do-over.
- NYC plans to end school-based COVID testing program this fall, source says ,” by Chalkbeat’s Alex Zimmerman
- How Adams' pals — and a favorite dining spot — link him to one of the state's top tax delinquents , by POLITICO’s Joe Anuta: A restaurateur with deep ties to two of Mayor Eric Adams’ close friends — and a connection to one of his favorite midtown haunts — is among the state’s top tax delinquents with an outstanding tab of more than $1 million.
- Comptroller: At least half of NYC cooling centers were listed as closed during weekend of July heatwave ,” by Gothamist’s Elizabeth Kim