@disc25465800@KyivIndependent Is this suggesting that the way to acquire something from your neighbor is to start killing its civilians until people start believing in peace at any price?
True peace is not the absence of violence. It is a farce without the presence of justice.
There's nothing wrong in principle with taking a scythe to the ranks of flag/senior officers. George Marshall did the same before WW2. But forcing General Chris Donahue's retirement would be a serious misfire of any such effort--and it's not too late to reverse course. 1/11
@Reuters I don't their hypocrisy. They raise gas prices early to anticipate higher costs coming, but strangely never drop prices early to anticipate lower costs coming.
@Globalexplainer@KobeissiLetter Looks like you and Grok need to work some things out...
Grok: The license is time-limited and conditional, reflecting a weakened Iran agreeing to concessions rather than unconditional surrender of sanctions; military replies note no full regime change goal was stated.
lol NYC budgeting is just municipal options trading... sell gamma today (defer pension liabilities), buy a straddle on Albany (maybe they bail us out?), and pray vol stays low (no recession before the next guy's problem)
at least when I blow up a trade I can't just invoice the state
Iran says it has downed two US warplanes in its territory, saying the strikes show its forces still have capability against the US and Israel, as residents take to the streets in Tehran to celebrate.
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BREAKING: Manufacturing and construction employment now represents just ~15% of all US jobs, the lowest contribution in at least 175 years.
This percentage has declined -25 points since 1950.
Over the same period, agriculture has fallen -18 points, to just 2%, the lowest in history.
Meanwhile, private education and health jobs reflect ~20% of the total, professional and business services make up ~16%, and leisure and hospitality ~12%, all of which had ~5% each in 1950.
Trade, transportation, and utilities remain the most stable sector, holding steady at ~20% over the same period.
Financial activities and information make up ~10% of jobs, compared to ~5% in 1950.
The US economy has shifted from production to services.