TechnoAnomie [he/him, any]

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The new generation of liberals and "conservatives" believe their ancestors' propaganda that they grew up with to be facts, so some entrepreneurial wunderwaffen will fix everything.

In vacation country Portugal news, the incompetent government decides to appeal to security racism whenever it is caught not fixing anything. This time, they decided to direct the police to do stop people in the middle of their mostly immigrant neighborhood in the middle of the capital to humiliate and search them, so they can "appease the feeling of insecurity" that the far right, the pigs, and themselves have been trying to create - neither of these would be close to being able to find a majority finding them competent, by the way.

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And they present as a great result apprehending some minor drugs, small amount of money (4600€), and a knife. And some white Portuguese guy who was probably selling the drugs. Those immigrants surely are leading to increased feelings of insecurity, by way of opportunistic <redacted>. Other than some of the cops, they're not even close to fascist, just eurocuck buffoons pretending to play politics incapable of thinking about the consequences.

The man's politics are a mess, and not to defend a man I barely know (in another country), but it seems from the comments that he means the supposed greater Arab cause that keeps preferring to in-fight and collaborate. As in, if you're celebrating liberation by Al-Qaeda, he's going to focus somewhere else, that still includes Palestine.

who leads US asset-backed securities at Deutsche Bank

Well, if I hear Softbank is also going in on it, I'll know it's time to divest everything quickly.

It makes sense that a tourist trap celebrating the white mythology would have the anti-woke-islamist-replacement thinkers.

I'm not confused about about Syrians being happy, with a lot to learn about how bad it was, I'm slightly confused why people, Syrians and otherwise, who know how the world works believe there's much of a chance of peaceful freedom. Lebensraum entity already activated.

As time went by, the "news" became more and more about how it affects the idealized idea of Europe. They might say pro-democracy, anti-Putin, whatever, but there is more and more one valid position, dictated from mother and father, who we want to keep saving us, maybe throw a treat now and then, if we behave.

I expect EU will be consistent and keep threatening sanctions for not respecting human rights.

More than metrics, my long distance impression is that it's mostly convenient correlations on a self-selected sample, with very little reflection on possible bias. On both fields, alas.

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

“The Chamber issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024”, a statement from the court said.

There are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Gallant and Netanyahu “intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian population in Gaza of objects indispensable to their survival, including food, water, and medicine and medical supplies, as well as fuel and electricity”, the statement continued, covering only part of the allegations against them.

The court also rejected two Israeli challenges to its jurisdiction, saying “the acceptance by Israel of the Court’s jurisdiction is not required, as the Court can exercise its jurisdiction on the basis of territorial jurisdiction of Palestine”.

Maybe it matters, I dunnow. Still happy. Interested to see the fallout on anti-zionism laws and censorship. If still intends to blame it on a couple of people, we're way passed the point where that could possibly work.

EDIT: Now detailed at the Electronic Intifada. Of note, IMO

The arrest warrants are classified as ‘secret’, in order to protect witnesses and to safeguard the conduct of the investigations. However, the Chamber decided to release the information below since conduct similar to that addressed in the warrant of arrest appears to be ongoing. Moreover, the Chamber considers it to be in the interest of victims and their families that they are made aware of the warrants’ existence.

At the outset, the Chamber considered that the alleged conduct of Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant falls within the jurisdiction of the Court. The Chamber recalled that, in a previous composition, it already decided that the Court’s jurisdiction in the situation extended to Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Furthermore, the Chamber declined to use its discretionary proprio motu powers to determine the admissibility of the two cases at this stage. This is without prejudice to any determination as to the jurisdiction and admissibility of the cases at a later stage. [...] each bear criminal responsibility for the following crimes as co-perpetrators for committing the acts jointly with others: the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.

The Chamber also found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant each bear criminal responsibility as civilian superiors for the war crime of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population.

No idea on the technicalities of law, but this is is probably a deep open wound on the "rules-based order" that is not getting closed if they manage to manipulate a dismissal.

And more than that, I think people who distrust the narrative, but don't see the good struggle against it, including by so many jews, are likely to be indifferent to the blowback. My visceral reaction is certainly to feel that way, before my brain kicks in.

Yes, not many were paying attention to the loan structures implying there wouldn't be much of an internal change. However, everyone else already has issues competing on interest rates, and I'd think lowering them would entice money to invest on something; the crisis on the core should come when another tech bubble bursts, no? Which America definitely doesn't want.

I miss something often enough, but I think you're overthinking a little.

Perhaps. I think the issue is that how money works is counter-intuitive, especially after being used to common nonsense,that simplifications are useful... in a particular context, and they fail in others.

The important point is that money isn't scarce, so all the limitations you're used to exist because of other reasons. I believe that creates an opening for thinking and criticism, even if the American branch prefers thinking you just to fiddle with the numbers to keep the system going.

And it will still be run by an American. Shouldn't they figure out what the chain of command is for the "European army" is first? I still want to see them argue about what country gets to lead what countries.

The only savings are the paper, if it's physical money. The consolidated government reduces and increases the total value of reserves when needed either way.

Double entry book keeping that sums to zero. You can find a better description, but it's something like this:

Government spends first, telling treasury to increase numbers in appropriate accounts. The treasury "withdraws" money from the Fed, which is also the state, creating a deposit from the left pocket to the right, and from the right pocked to the left. When taxes are payed, the treasury can "return" the money, wiping the spending from circulation. If the Fed sells debt, it can only be payed with money on the same currency that was already spent into existence. Loaning also creates money in the form of extra debt, but that debt can only be payed if it is spent into existence.

Zionism will destroy itself. Even if it somehow killed every single Arab and had all the lebensraum it could want, the death cult would have to feed of their own.

But it's killing its economy faster than that, alienating the vast majority of the world and eviscerating any notion that there any international rules to follow. Good luck to the entire west keeping the treats coming.

That's anti-sinophism. Buddhists have a right to defend themselves.

Europe now depends on the US for security, energy and its consumer market.

And food, whenever the bought leftovers of the war join the EU.