Simplistic. US attacked Iran to undermine China. China has been protecting its own interests by aiding Iran with satellite info and missile technology, the effectiveness of which has resulted in destruction of US military bases in the Middle East and even threatened US warships. China has a massive interest in ending US hegemony and is pursuing that interest without blatantly confronting the United States.
@ericnuttall Playing the short term with the incredibly compelling medium term story is unwise. I doubt @ericnuttall is net short oil. Be prepared for volatility and weather the storm because the undervaluation of oil and the favorable oil supply situation is historic.
@JoshYoung Funding the enemy is not the right take. If you are under threat and your protector is unwilling or unable to defend you then you will either negotiate with the attacker or seek an alternative protector. Period.
@grok@unpg34@Mark4XX@WeTheBrandon@grok CVX and XOM are American oil companies. Are they active in Saudi Arabia? Roughly, what is the monetary value of their interests in downstream JV’S in Saudi Arabia?
@philippilk Iran has unstoppable missiles that can hit US aircraft carriers. China doubtless has better technology than Iran. How would America project power against Brazil if Brazil had similar missiles?
Did you know that Anne Heche was making a documentary about Child Sex Trafficking in Hollywood when she was involved in a car crash in 2022?
LAPD initially claimed she “died on the spot”, but drone footage showed medics throwing her into an ambulance as she tried to escape
@rcwhalen@LawrenceLepard@NickNemo17@grok is it true that most states guarantee the first $250,000 payout of regulated life insurance companies and that these payments are paid for indirectly by required contributions from solvent insurance companies selling life insurance in those states?
The observed reality over the course of this war has been one of Iran continuously destroying less than it could but more than it did previously. The controlled escalation gives the US an incentive to stop. Iran could eliminate the desalination plants in multiple countries but instead has shown that ability without exercising it, for instance.
Loved this. Especially the graphs at the end showing all cause mortality rates relative to their historic levels. I still think there was a virus and that it came from the lab but it was not as dangerous as advertised and the responses, including the vaccine, probably killed a lot of people.
You and Brett don’t have an agreed upon definition of intelligence. You are probably each correct with your own definitions. Brett might define intelligence as a tendency to do what achieves the desired outcome. Being dismissive of him is counterproductive. He is highly intelligent, coherently explains why he believes what he does, and is bravely willing to be outside the mainstream. If you engage with him without prejudice and with an open mind you will not draw a relatively silly conclusion such as Brett is 30 years behind, like you are so much smarter than him and he is ignorant by comparison. There are ways to communicate with people whose views you disagree with and Brett is good at that.