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Many of 45's cult members, a minority of US Americans will stand by their idol , the gross orange whale, and continue to push for a weakening of US systems so the richest among them will have no checks on their pursuits of greed. They will be followed by others in the cult ( like financial services sales people )expecting their cult leader to defund all in authority that could in any way slow their own quests for greed, while also expecting to pay no taxes and not having to work for the country in any way. Many among them continue to oppose US efforts and instead side with Russia and its allies; they want their conman cult leader to be more like Putin the kleoptocrat

“Barbie” has given fright wing pols and their media another way to distract from their inability to do anything that might benefit those outside their bubble.

The world is stuck between the western version of capitalism and the China/Russian bloc’s state capitalism both sides provoking wars to maintain power over fossil fuels, pleasing warmongers everywhere.

as long as the world continues burning fossil fuels in huge amounts expect the planet’ fossil fuel warlords to continue to make life harder for most of us and expect wars to continue while fires and flooding increase. The global elites their politicians and media have zero regard for anything beyond their bank accounts.

japan Inc need to develop clean energy alternatives soon so the country can become more independent and not have to rely heavily on states like Iran Saudi Arabia the. USA snd Russia any more

Dubai’s obscene levels of greed and conspicuous consumption based on oil wealth got by its ruling caste may begin sinking as the seas rise because of climate change the Unitrd lArab Emirates like other fossil states will be bled dry by the china led authoritarian bloc. They had their 15 minutes.

The CCP nabobs might export materials for green energy to pad their fate bank accounts but continue burning coal at home because they care nothing about their own people, little different from other authoritarian states

Sadly the Chinese people have to suffer because the CCP will continue being stuck in thefossil era and they will use the resources they control to prevent other nations from developing alternatives to burning huge amounts of fossil fuels

two of the globe’s petrochemical master.s both warmongers joining forces to further fight against any shift towards using alternative means of generating power. The global elite establishment will not give up their wealth and their control over the planet. And they own enough politicians and media, see Twitter and others to keep their power and control and the earth keeps burning and flooding

"Climate change is here.

And those willing to accept what most scientists have been cautioning accept that 'climate change is here', but the global petrochemical titans, the politicians they control and their media continue to deny that climate change is man-made, and continue to say carry on burning huge amounts of fossil fuels, keep consuming as much as you want, and keep raising large herds of animals.

The planet continues to get hotter, while the petrochemical masters, their politicians and their media find more ways to distract from the seriousness of the problems, instead of facing the issues, they manufacture outrage for their true-believing followers.

he missiles were banned under U.N. Security Council resolutions adopted with Russian and Chinese support

The 'missiles were banned with Russian and Chinese support,' but now Russia and China want to breathe life back into the North Korean monster they helped create. Is there a wonder why so many nations have little faith in what Russia and China say.

Still the anti-west, pro-authoritarian extremists including some living in democratic nations support totalitarian regimes and push candidates that seek to see democracy ended.

The fossil era has been fading for a long time, unfortunately the fossils running Japan. Inc. have not been able to adapt to the changes. Where are the start-ups that are not reliant on burning fossil fuels, and where are the start-ups that want to participate in a circular economy.

Russia strikes Odesa cathedral

Putin's religious war continues, and his devout followers continue to worship his warmongering . And China plus other anti-west, pro=authoritarian states in addition to other extreme right political groups continue to support Putin's attacks on non-military targets.

Turn on the TV to watch Sophia Smith play.

By trading Ohtani now, the Angels have a chance to build a solid team and fill in gaps, or they can continue slogging along their current path of mediocrity by keeping Ohtani and following the team's front office method of fielding a team based on super-stars and jags (just a guy). Next year I don't want to see Ohtani wearing a Mets or Ranger's uniform, maybe a Giant's or Brave's but I do not expect him to wear an Angel's. Trade him Mr Moreno and move on.

@diag ore jet-setting junkets for the political class

Typical response from the defenders of the global petrochemical establishment and from supporters of authoritarian nations, it's not the petrochemical industry and their puppet states that are responsible for man-made climate change, instead it's those that want to limit the damages done by the petrochemical industries and develop alternatives to burning ever-increasing amounts of fossil fuels.

No surprise that the global petrochemical masters are doing what they can to maintain their wealth and power. And their supporters cheer them on, while the planet bakes and floods, and increasing pollution levels continue to sicken millions.

Putin and the Kremlin seem to want to rival Stalin and his brutal regime and their Holodomor, the man-made famine that killed many Ukrainians. https://www.britannica.com/event/Holodomor

Sad, indeed,, may the girl's family and friends find ways to deal with this tragedy.

@lunaWhy would Saudi Arabia want decarbonization, if all its business is about burning petrol.

And why would Japan want to continue its addiction to burning huge amounts of fossil fuels, instead of working to find alternatives to burning them that might allow Japan to become less dependent on nations like Saudi Arabia? Japan, Inc. are continuing policies similar to those in the 1930s that brought the country and region ruin

 scientists say climate change is intensifying the risk of heavy rains in Japan and elsewhere because a warmer atmosphere holds more water.

I want to believe that those loyal to the globe's petrochemical establishment will sooner than later come to understand that man-made climate change is threatening all forms of life on the planet, and if they live in democracies where elections are allowed will vote out the petrochemical establishment's puppet politicians and vote in those willing and able to find measures to confront climate change.

“Until now, we have not done this, we have not used it, and we have not had such a need,” he said.

The anti-west warmongers might believe Putin and the Kremlin, but

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in attacks that have caused hundreds of civilian casualties and damaged civilian objects, including homes, hospitals, and schools

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/05/29/cluster-munition-use-russia-ukraine-war

@thuban The left used to be adamantly anti war and pro peace

Most in the left' still are pro-peace, but also understand that it probably takes fighting to stop the global spread of extreme right authoritarianism led by the warmongering, territory grabbing Russia/China/Iran/North Korea bloc. Reminds me of WW2 and the fighting that had to be done done to stop fascism. This time Russia, which contributed greatly to the stopping of fascism in WW2 is a leading fascist state that needs to be contained.

Putin says

Only those trapped in pro-authoritarian cults might believe a single word Vlad the Vile says. Putin is among the most dishonest leaders in world history. His 'just looking for Nazis' rivals 'Saddam has WMD' as a big lie.

but no leader can be touched.

That Putin has shown to all but the pro-authoritarian, anti-west extremists, that he is a vile human, is clear. But it's probably unrealistic to think that a state as hideous as Russia does not have even nastier people in the Kremlin and military that would replace Vlad the Vile and be even more hideous that Putin has been. Unfortunate that Russia has such vast reserves of resources and only the nastiest Russians are able to benefit from them, while many in the rest of the Russian Federation population look for ways to escape the country. Non-Russians supporting the Russian/Chinese/North Korean/Iranian bloc should move to one of those nations to replace Russians that want to leave and live in peace.

to help Ukraine bolster its military over the long term

It's a shame that Ukraine will need to bolster its military over the long term, but with warmongering Russia, desiring to expand its vast territory -for the clory of Putin and his fellow Kremlin fascists so close geographically, Ukraine will probably need to continue strengthening its defense systems for generations to come.

Russia reports

Maybe in 20 or 30 years anything 'reported' by a Russian source will be believed by any other than the extremists in their anti-democracy, pro-authoritarian herds. Russian leaders have lied too often, just like their social media warriors.

Aomori Expat, iI have read lightning strikes and heat have been responsible for stating many of the fires. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-03/lightning-strikes-up-tenfold-as-canada-battles-fires-heatwaves/100265288

the Kremlin doing whatever they can to distract their nation of ovine sycophant’s and their social media warriors, paid and volunteer from the hot mess Putin and the Kremlin have made.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that a Ukrainian military push was well underway, 

Putin shows he might have a partial grasp of the obvious by acknowledging that a 'Ukrainian push is underway', but how long until he, the Kremlin and their media come up with the next big lie, which will then be parroted by their various social media warriors here and elsewhere.