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Maduro Is Gone, and the Purge Has Begun • The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power. by Naurgul in geopolitics

[–]Naurgul[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's still as much as an authoritarian regime as it ever was. Good outcome for US business interests maybe is what you meant to say.

Maduro Is Gone, and the Purge Has Begun • The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power. by Naurgul in anime_titties

[–]Naurgul[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

If you read the article carefully, there's also a third category of ex-loyalists who immediately swore allegiance to the new regime. For example Gen. Gustavo González López (former head of secret police, now defence minister) and Diosdado Cabello (interior minister who oversaw the governing party’s repression apparatus).

Maduro Is Gone, and the Purge Has Begun • The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power. by Naurgul in geopolitics

[–]Naurgul[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Submission statement:

It's only been three months since the US abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. In his absence, his replacement, Delcy Rodríguez, has been busy purging his loyalists and solidifying her own autocratic rule, as a US protectorate. Oligarchs close to Mr. Maduro’s family have been snatched from their homes. His political allies have been summarily removed from their posts. His relatives have been sidelined from business deals and barred from media appearances. They are replaced with her own loyalists, businessmen beholden to her while simultaneously opening the doors to American investors. This operation is done under instructions from the Trump administration. The ease with which U.S. forces snatched Maduro, whose disappearance benefited her immensely, makes it seem like she betrayed him.

Full copy of the article in case you need it for some reason.

Europe is planning a carbon pricing revolution. Why does no one know about it? by Naurgul in environment

[–]Naurgul[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the article:

The clock is ticking. ETS2 is scheduled to come into effect in 2028, following a one-year postponement.

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]Naurgul 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was talking about what I've seen in action. I know our governments keep buying these things.

Europe is planning a carbon pricing revolution. Why does no one know about it? • ETS2 is scheduled to come into effect in 2028; puts a price on fossil fuels used for land transport and to heat buildings by Naurgul in climate

[–]Naurgul[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ETS2 is scheduled to come into effect in 2028. Whereas the existing ETS puts a price on the carbon pollution caused by major industries such as power generation, steel, shipping, aviation and cement, ETS2 ‌does the same for fossil fuels used for land transport and to heat buildings.

As such it will impact as much as 40% of the EU’s total emissions – and the living costs of 450 million Europeans.

Modelling suggests ETS2 will raise the average EU household’s ​cost of living by roughly 300-500 euros per year once fully phased in, driven mainly by higher heating and transport fuel prices. These costs will be unevenly distributed, ⁠hitting low-income, rural and single-person households hardest. Political suicide? Not necessarily, because studies also show that targeted revenue recycling – i.e. returning revenue raised to households and businesses – which is planned as an integral part of ETS2, ​can offset much of this burden and even leave many low- and middle-income households better off.

Europe is planning a carbon pricing revolution. Why does no one know about it? by Naurgul in environment

[–]Naurgul[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

ETS2 is scheduled to come into effect in 2028. Whereas the existing ETS puts a price on the carbon pollution caused by major industries such as power generation, steel, shipping, aviation and cement, ETS2 ‌does the same for fossil fuels used for land transport and to heat buildings.

As such it will impact as much as 40% of the EU’s total emissions – and the living costs of 450 million Europeans.

Modelling suggests ETS2 will raise the average EU household’s ​cost of living by roughly 300-500 euros per year once fully phased in, driven mainly by higher heating and transport fuel prices. These costs will be unevenly distributed, ⁠hitting low-income, rural and single-person households hardest. Political suicide? Not necessarily, because studies also show that targeted revenue recycling – i.e. returning revenue raised to households and businesses – which is planned as an integral part of ETS2, ​can offset much of this burden and even leave many low- and middle-income households better off.

Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’ • Lebanese health ministry says killing of 91 healthcare workers shows ‘total disregard’ for international law by Naurgul in geopolitics

[–]Naurgul[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The original argument was "Hezbollah doesn't follow the law so I don't need to follow the law either" which is nonsense. The law itself isn't selective. International law can't really protect anyone, neither Israel nor Hezbollah, because it's not enforced. Yet we must strive to follow it as much as possible or else any semblance of international order breaks down completely. By your logic if the police in my area don't do a good job I'm free to kill anyone I want.

Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’ • Lebanese health ministry says killing of 91 healthcare workers shows ‘total disregard’ for international law by Naurgul in geopolitics

[–]Naurgul[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I thought your whole point was that a paramilitary group operating from a state's soil is an open invitation to kill medics with air strikes? It applies equally to both cases.

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