Category: Economics
Colombia’s First Leftist President Charts a New Path on Venezuela + Government of Venezuela and Opposition Resume Mexico Talks
Colombia’s First Leftist President Charts a New Path on Venezuela
While critics derided the meeting as just another propaganda spectacle for Maduro, Petro has sent a signal to opposition parties in Colombia and the international community, particularly the United States, to rethink its approach if they hope to improve relations and achieve a successful political transition in Venezuela.
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Guaidó’s possible change of status occurs just as the opposition coalition establishes the rules to select the unitary candidate who will compete in the next presidential elections in 2024.
So Biden can support a new interim president for Venezuela.
Government of Venezuela and Opposition Resume Mexico Talks: What Is on the Table? (+Alex Saab)
Still skeptical of Gustavo Petro.
China’s Reported Pause Of Russian Oil Imports Ahead Of The West’s Price Cap Is Revealing 🤨
Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that some Chinese buyers have allegedly paused their import of Russian oil ahead of the West’s looming price cap on that resource, which if true would be very revealing in the context of that country exploring the parameters of a New Détente with the US. According to them, those buyers supposedly want to see if they can get better deals from Moscow after the price cap enters into effect, thus signaling opportunistic and not necessarily unfriendly intentions.
China’s Reported Pause Of Russian Oil Imports Ahead Of The West’s Price Cap Is Revealing
The Latest Digital Token Scheme from Hell: New York Fed Teams Up with Citigroup and Sullivan & Cromwell
Just two business days after the crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy and headlines swirled around the world suggesting it had used its crypto token to perpetuate a massive fraud reminiscent of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the New York Fed thought this would be an ideal time to announce it was launching a digital token pilot with the serial fraudster, Citigroup. (See here for the unintelligible, jargonized version from the New York Fed; here for the decrypted translation from CoinDesk; and here for a sampling of Citigroup’s rap sheet.)
The Latest Digital Token Scheme from Hell: New York Fed Teams Up with Citigroup and Sullivan & Cromwell
A Quarter Of All Americans Could Face Energy Emergencies This Winter
The US heating season has officially begun, and new warnings show that a quarter of all Americans could experience energy emergencies this winter if temperatures fall below average due to tight fossil fuel supplies.
A Quarter Of All Americans Could Face Energy Emergencies This Winter
Kamala Harris Heads to Philippines to Pick a Fight With China
The vice president has evoked a steady stream of face palm reactions at home and abroad in response to a series of foreign policy gaffes, from her praise for the US alliance “with the Republic of North Korea,” to her cringe-worthy “Ukraine is a country in Europe” explanation of the Ukrainian security crisis.
Kamala Harris Heads to Philippines to Pick a Fight With China
Zelensky claims he has eradicated corruption in Ukraine
Corruption is a thing of the past in Ukraine and all Russian influences have left or been chased out, President Vladimir Zelensky told a global audience at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum on Thursday.
Zelensky claims he has eradicated corruption in Ukraine
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Many corrupt officials fled country after Russia invaded (Ukrinform)
Euthanasia Used in Canada to Get Rid of Poorest People
Euthanasia Used in Canada to Get Rid of Poorest People
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Canadians Turn to Euthanasia as Solution to Unbearable Poverty
Why is Canada euthanising the poor?
The problem is neoliberalism—or capitalism, whatever you want to call it! The government doesn’t want to spend more on healthcare (Medicare), welfare, or affordable housing—things that fiscal conservatives, and corporate democrats won’t fund! Yet, there’s always money for war!
The recipe for the collapse of an empire
Video via Turncoat Don
Xi Met Biden: SUBSTANCE or a Photo-Op??
President Biden met on November 14 with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), in Bali, Indonesia. The two leaders spoke candidly about their respective priorities and intentions across a range of issues.
One thing is sure: Taiwan looms large when it comes to US-China relations!!
Xi Met Biden: SUBSTANCE or a Photo-Op?? via Geopolitical Trends
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