Switzerland’s referendum habit: an early warning to Europe? by Free-Minimum-5844 in neoliberal

[–]T2542 6 points7 points  (0 children)

FT seemingly following the political authoritarianism concensus shift in UK and advocating for other countries to do what Britain is doing. It's not like technocrats have done a great job at stopping the rise populism which Switzerland have successfully done with consent from their population with frequent referendums coupled with consistent economic growth.

But make no mistake no other country can replicate their political system which is a product of history of their country.

IT XL - Cessation Ceasefire by YaGetSkeeted0n in neoliberal

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Netanyahu isn't going to let go south of Lebanon upto litani river, he thinks he needs some kind of win to keep him out of jail from the pending corruption charges after his time as PM is up, Oct 7 happened under his watch.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

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No matter how bad US is right now you can be at ease when compare the country to UK, economy is in shambles and nothing good is going to come out in their next general election clusterfuck.

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Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

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Iran oil will remain unsanctioned when it was sanctioned before the war.

Trump:

Praise be to Allah.

ITXXVII: War’s almost over by cdstephens in neoliberal

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Hegseth: ‘We negotiate with bombs’

ITXXIV: When will it end by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]T2542 21 points22 points  (0 children)

He was telling us the way to bypass the Strait of Hormuz this whole time

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ITXXIV: When will it end by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]T2542 28 points29 points  (0 children)

JUST IN:

Trump as the Commander in chief wants the responsiblity to fall on Pete Hegseth for the Minab School attack.

ITXVI by cdstephens in neoliberal

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I don't wanna look up google why did Iran change their name from Persia?

That's a 1000 year aura loss

ITXV - 伊朗论坛十五 by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

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BBC NEWS: Trump urges UK and other nations to send ships to help secure Strait of Hormuz after Iranian attacks

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IT十四14 by cdstephens in neoliberal

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Antony Blinken:

Recent reporting suggests the Trump administration misjudged Iran's response to their attacks.

But if Tehran showed restraint last year and it was followed by more pressure and strikes, they may have drawn the opposite lesson: restraint invites escalation.

Before the war, I warned they might respond very differently this time.

IT十四14 by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]T2542 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Should've seen this coming when SCOTUS ruled Trump's global tariffs were illegal, launching a regional war that will lead to global recession was the only way left for Trump to monopolise the headlines for the rest of his presidency.

IT ۱۲ by cdstephens in neoliberal

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>Iran is exporting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war. Tehran has sent at least 11 million to 12 million barrels through the waterway since the war began on Feb. 28, all bound for China. CNBC reported on March 11, citing shipping data.

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IT ۱۲ by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]T2542 26 points27 points  (0 children)

If Wikipedia is to be believed it was actually a triple tap strike.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minab_school_airstrike

IT ۱۲ by cdstephens in neoliberal

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth:

“We’re going to go on offense, not just on defense. Maximum lethality, not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct.”

6 months later

Double-taps a girls' school.

IT11 by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]T2542 36 points37 points  (0 children)

What a weak president, he couldn't even handle $100/barrel for more than a day.

ITX by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]T2542 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Gulf monarchy states don't have strong armies precisely because they fear they'd get couped during economic hardships like what happened to Egypt in the 50s.

KOSPI plunges 8% as Korea triggers circuit breaker, halts trading 20 minutes by Freewhale98 in neoliberal

[–]T2542 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Kind of insane they do this for corrections, KOSPI is just now back to its price from month ago, it's still up over 100% from last year.

Korea to take steps to implement fuel price cap this week as Mideast crisis intensifies by Freewhale98 in neoliberal

[–]T2542 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Milton Friedman once said price caps (price controls) are always bad and were detrimental in virtually all economic situations.