@jakluge But there are alternatives! EV, Solar, battery electric storage, etc. These technologies didn't exist or weren't viable at scale in the 1970s, they are now. And demand destruction will be permanent.
@JewishWonk And a Holocaust Museum that does not recognize it, does not deserve the name, quite frankly. A major question in Jewish remembrance is whether "Never again" applies only to Jews or to all people.
I know where I stand. Where do you?
@JewishWonk Just as Jews were targeted in the streets of Warsaw and Amsterdam, so are black and brown people being targeted in the streets of American cities. I don't want to live in a "papers please" society, because I know where that leads.
It's a legitimate, timely metaphor.
Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish. Leaders making false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable. Despite tensions in Minneapolis, exploiting the Holocaust is deeply offensive, especially as antisemitism surges.
Generations will look at the abomination of war criminals surfing in Miami while their military murders civilians - and wonder what was wrong with our heads in the formerly so-called West
Trust me on this—a demilitarized zone in Russian-controlled territory is pure fantasy. It will never happen. The fact that this is being discussed at all is a testament to the extremely low levels of Russia competence among the US negotiators.
Everybody is involved in some kind of Ukraine negotiations - except for Putin. He continues to refuse to engage. He will listen to Witkoff's proposals and reject them - while holding a lecture about history. There is a lot of talking, but no meaningful negotiations taking place.
Reminder that a real deal with Russia is wishful thinking. There won't be a "dirty peace" where we just have to hold our noses and things will be fine. The problem will not be contained. Stop dreaming. Europe needs to learn to defend itself.
@jakluge Where do you see their deficit landing in for the full year? My somewhat conservative estimate is somewhere between 7.5 and 8 trillion for 2025.
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Russia's federal budget revenues plummeted 12% year-on-year in October!
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Federal budget revenues in October - 2986 billion rubles (-12%)
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