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Israel's strike on Iran last night seems to be an exercise in saving face and so far Iran does not indicate it will respond further. That is great news, we may have dodged a wider war. Let's hope!

When Varoufakis tried to introduce a reform which would be contrary to Greek bank interests, he received threats for his son's life.

If Tucker delivers on this idea, he will need all the support we can give him.

But yeah, makes sense. While fractional reserve banking exists and they can lend you money they don't have, we should not have to pay interest on the money which were printed into existence to finance the loan.

Replying to Avatar Lyn Alden

It has become so weird that the US Right supports Israel’s war on Palestine while the US Left supports Ukraine’s defense against Russia.

Political sides dig in. The wars become associated with culture.

There is so little voice today from those who oppose aggression. Those who support Jews but are not onboard with Israel’s actions against Palestinians. Those who support Ukrainian independence but don’t want to commit unlimited troops for border regions that literally speak Russian amid a complicated history.

More people die in Sudan and Cambodia than Israel/Palestine, but we are all focused on Israel/Palestine because it’s a conflict of cultures. Religious cultures but also western imperialism vs the global south. The focus of it all. That occupies our attention even as bigger massacres occur elsewhere that aren’t directly across these massive fault lines.

I refuse to engage in attention whoring. I support peace in most instances globally, other than total war against someone’s existence where it becomes right to fight back. People have a right to self-defense. And those who have power over others have a responsibility to hold back on using it fully.

Keep in mind that at any moment, tons of violence is occurring globally. The media directs you to a subset of it that is geographically, economically, or culturally relevant for their purposes. You ignore or are unaware of the rest, and get emotional about what is fed to you. That’s how most people act, anyway.

Yes, it is almost like whoever comes to power, more war and Raytheon's profits are guaranteed.

It is weird when those who want Ukrainian independence and freedom find it perfectly acceptable for the US to go in and violently overthrow the elected president, which led to a civil war.

Then much more recently, when Ukraine and Russia reached a peace agreement, those same 'supporters of independence' objected and pushed Ukraine towards more war.

The road to independence is to do as we tell you...

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If building a raised bed in your garden causes carbon concerns, how come no 'journalist' is worried about the carbon impact of forever wars?

Not sure who is worse here, the 'scientists' who produced the hit piece study or the press which published it.

Calling them both whores would be an insult to whores.

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How does one start an ISP?

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Good question!

Rather than looking into becoming an ISP, you could approach Tier 2 carriers as the owner of a data center. Would save you having to get licenses and permits...

Or at least that's what I derive from this AI answer lol. Sounds expensive.

Jokes aside, it does keep the shed ventilated and frost free as the cooling takes air from outside.

Ollama is pretty cool.

Initially croaked on me when I tried to run any model, turned out I needed to update Mint to the latest edition. Now that all dependencies are available, it works a treat.

Love that I can use it from the CLI and that it has no privacy implications.

Most bacon contains nitrites too. They add nitrates to aid water retention and nitrites to preserve color. The latter have been linked to cancer apparently.

Veg will only contain nitrates.

A US marine saying that using drones to kill people from above is a whole new way to wage war is rather rich.

The US has been doing that for ages, bombing wedding parties etc.

I did not see any proof that Russians are targeting civilians deliberately. The type of proof that comes from Gaza and ppl like you happily ignore. Little children shot between the eyes with snipers.

The 'double tap' claim, a strategy used by the IDF in Gaza, is made by what looks like a Ukrainian soldier whose face we never see. No proof provided.

Yes, I believe that civilians are suffering. Makes me pissed off at the ppl in the West who prevented peace agreements, twice to date.

Overall, a propaganda video which fails to provide any proof that Russia is "hunting civilians". Goes with those 'raping babies' claims from before.

You discussed "marginal cost to kill or seriously wound a Russian", and said "killing Russians efficiently".

The only time you mentioned soldiers was when you wanted to object to any effort being made to take Russian soldiers off the battlefield without killing them.

This kind of hate is sick in the worst sense of the word. It is the type of hate which Israel's govt has for Palestinians.

Which NATO borders has Russia weakened?

How is it hard to grasp that encircling a country with members of a hostile military alliance will be seen as a critical threat?

Key reason for the conflict was the real prospect of Ukraine joining NATO, which was a stated red line for Russia.

Israel is going "scorched earth" in northern Gaza. No food aid allowed in, anyone who moves is targeted.

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/10/13/its-so-so-bad-and-its-about-to-get-a-whole-lot-worse/

Trump saying Iran is trying to kill him = Trump being an Israel puppet.

Still better than Kamala.