Now we got the cyber truck explosion in Vegas

RT has Lavrov saying that the navy and airforce are conducting drills in the Mediterranean. Sadly, smells like BS.

https://www.rt.com/news/608910-russian-ships-still-at-tartus/

Idk dummy here but seems like they're trying long term towards decoupling commodities from the US $ to Yuan. While also, buying, repacking and selling US bonds to finance belt and road initiatives makes that initial investment in the infrastructure project dependent on US dollars, all subsequent transactions will not be in dollars. Seems pretty measured scaling back imo. The belt and road initiative is the last gasp of the post cold war globalization and ironically is being led by China (from a westiod perspective). It seems like they are minimizing risks by leaving the financial investments in dollars while the physical commodities transition more and more to Yuans

Good point. Also, between the antigenocide movement on the left and the anti-Ukraine war, mostly from the right the center still insisting that we give billions of taxpayers dollars while their constituents treats are being squeezed through inflation and austerity is probably missing the equivalent of a political layup.

Wow, that anti air defense was hitting everything

I think Isreal is lashing out with the terrorist attacks and assassinations in hope that Hezbollah will sue for a cease and they won't have to do the ground invasion. I really worry about the nuclear option when Isreal is on the edge of collapse. I could see UN occupation and demilitarization of the entity. US refuses it's participation in genocide and will not fund reconstruction. China takes on reconstruction in an expanding belt and road initiative.

All along the real problem is she's a conservative compradore and not progressive at alll

Jokes on you. Reading again

It's important to remember the geopolitical ecosystem of the time. SA came into a new country just as the USSR was dissolving and China was deep Dengist reforms, the 90s were a particularly hard time for Cuba and the DPRK. The CP's were advising the ANC to not alienate foreign capital and globalization under US hegemony seemed a forgone conclusion - and it was for almost 25-30 years. As someone else has stated even Zimbabwean land reform was done in as friendly fashion as could be.

Well at least I don't have to go to work anymore....

Mr. Bibi, tear down this wall 🧱