Basil Stein

Holder of opinions which are for the most part right.
Globalist SocDem, USA & Germany

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine.

I will make this solemn announcement before the United Nations General Assembly this coming September.

The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and to bring relief to the civilian population.

Peace is possible.

We need an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and massive humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza. We must also ensure the demilitarization of Hamas, secure and rebuild Gaza. And finally, we must build the State of Palestine, guarantee its viability, and ensure that by accepting its demilitarization and fully recognizing Israel, it contributes to the security of all in the region.

There is no alternative.

The French people want peace in the Middle East. It is our responsibility — as French citizens, alongside Israelis, Palestinians, and our European and international partners — to prove that peace is possible.

In light of the commitments made to me by the President of the Palestinian Authority, I have written to him to express my determination to move forward.

Trust, clarity, and resolve.

We will achieve peace.

[Damian Lillard @Dame_Lillard]

RipCityyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!! @trailblazers

[Basil Stein @basilsteinpdx]

@UrbanCourtyard @YIMBYLAND So that's actually not downtown

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

🏆 LA LIGA CHAMPIONS! 🏆

[Bryan Behar @bryanbehar]

People still act like a special bell will ring signaling the arrival of Fascism.

Trump just defied a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling.

Fascism is here.

[Basil Stein @basilsteinpdx]

@tanvi_ratna Probably the dumbest thread I've ever seen.

[dee @lfcsalahh]

happy new year culers🥳

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

Basically, California voters passed a law in 1988 called Proposition 103, which made it way harder for insurance companies to operate in the state without getting their asses kicked. On top of requiring insurance companies to get government permission from an elected commissioner before raising rates (I’m suuuuuuure that doesn’t distort the market, wink wink), the law makes it far more difficult for actuaries—the math nerds who rake in gobs of money making sure insurance companies don’t price their policies too low and, you know, go out of business) to do their jobs. You know that whole thing about “the future might not look like the past”? Insurance companies in California are only able to use old historical data, not advanced statistical models that account for how the world might be changing (such as southern California becoming hotter or drier or windier). Insurance companies in California—unlike in literally every other state in America!—also aren’t allowed to pass on the cost of reinsurance (think of reinsurance as big boy insurance policies that little boy insurance companies purchase to pass along the risk of having to make massive payouts after largescale disasters, such as half the city of Los Angeles getting wiped off the face of the earth), which means any insurance company that operates in California pretty much has to eat a big whopping shit sandwich whenever something bad happens. Because of all this, many of the major insurance companies—State Farm, Allstate, USAA, Travelers, Nationwide, all the usual suspects you see advertising with cartoon mascots during the Super Bowl—have reduced coverage across the entire state, and State Farm pulled out of Pacific Palisades entirely. 1,400 of the 9,000 homes in the neighborhood had insurance through the state’s insurance company of last resort, a janky government operation called the FAIR Plan. But the FAIR Plan only has around $200 million set aside, and its exposure in Pacific Palisades alone is close to six billion-with-a-B dollars. Whoops! Now pour me another glass of champagne and let’s talk about those fire hydrants that somehow ran out of water.

[ﹺ @ovejitalina]

libbed out so hard i thought american people had empathy and common sense

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Buenos días ☕️ this is the energy

[Basil Stein @basilsteinpdx]

@DavideMasia3 @mdasilva1563 @braderstorf No hurricanes in the adriatic mate

[Swann Marcus @SwannMarcus89]

My hot take is that Hezbollah, Hamas, and the current Israeli government are all bad and wholeheartedly supporting one of them basically requires you to make excuses for blatantly evil acts

[Basil Stein @basilsteinpdx]

@nikicaga Unfollowed and blocked

[Basil Stein @basilsteinpdx]

@Nerdspringbreak Best film of all time.

[Basil Stein @basilsteinpdx]

@trouble_man90 Portland Timbers reference spotted 🥳

[Basil Stein @basilsteinpdx]

@StatisticUrban

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Tonight, I am proud to have earned the support needed to become our party’s nominee.

Over the next few months, I'll be traveling across the country talking to Americans about everything on the line. I fully intend to unite our party and our nation, and defeat Donald Trump.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country.

I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. I pledge my full support to ensure her victory in November.

Now more than ever, it is crucial that our party and country swiftly unite to defeat Donald Trump and the threat to American democracy.

Let’s get to work.