How depressing.

Great video, thanks. Serious questions in no particular order:

• What sovereign state is likely the immediate next?
• If USA/Israel attack Iran, what states can Iran depend on for air support? Ground support?
• Would any Latam/Carribean state see air/ground support if USA attacks?

I’m probably not the sharpest tool in the shed, and my eyes are bothering me, and I didn’t struggle with it. We’re just used to really dumbed down news articles.

I don’t know, they just went from not showing up to showing up in the web interface emojis. I suspect my latest browser update earlier this week.

I know because I asked about it some time back in hex, but they just never showed up for me. I was actually looking for something appropriate to post and was surprised and delighted!

I just figured out I have web access to our emojis. Idk about everyone else, but this is new for me!

🤭

No! 😮

Hm, climate disaster is real, and alarming. Photos of Vietnam are quite shocking, I just checked weather for a few areas, more rain. So many lost, already. How are things in your mountains? I do hope you’re safe. I understand your anger toward US in general and callous, flippant USians, and even our ignorance, including mine. I just want you to be ok.

Thank you for your kind wishes, friend. I know others have it much worse and remain grateful for what is right with me, even if it means I have to check myself, occasionally. Please know I think of you often and fondly.

Edit: I’ll have to sort something for email. Pretty sure free providers in US won’t do. I had a $1/month paid in Germany I let lapse because uhh… They won’t do either.

Pretty alright, thanks. Some sort of weird eye issues, but coping.

I looked into xmpp, but storage on my device is almost full, I have space, but even a screenshot slows everything way down, so that I delete it immediately.

How are you, my friend?

A pity for me, to have missed your thoughts! But you are here now. And that’s what counts.

In fact, research shows that the world economy already has enough productive capacity to eliminate global poverty many times over. Indeed it is possible not only to eliminate extreme poverty, but also to eliminate deprivation at much higher thresholds. With these levels of production, we could ensure universal access to healthcare, education, modern housing, sanitation systems, electricity, clean cooking stoves, refrigeration, mobile phones, internet, computers, transport, household appliances and other necessities for decent living standards, for more than eight billion people. The fact that poverty persists at such high levels today indicates that severe dislocation is institutionalised in the world economy – and that markets have failed to meet the basic needs of much of humanity.

You’re also assuming I’m not being persecuted. Of which in survived attempted murder fighting corruption in America. I have the legitimacy to criticize Putin.

The conclusion doesn’t follow the premise.

Including USA elections.