Why the Fall of Syria Checkmates Russia & Iran
Why the Fall of Syria Checkmates Russia & Iran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oytfhLUy0Fg
Author: Lone Candle
Why the GERMANS (and Europeans) don’t understand the Arab-Israeli conflict
Why the GERMANS (and Europeans) don’t understand the Arab-Israeli conflict
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGDhBY4V_CI
Farewell to pacifism: Japan is rearming | DW Documentary
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine roused the Japanese people, making them fear more than they have previously and increase their support for militarization. If Russia invades Ukraine, China may likewise attack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZknEU38CDtE
Inside US Right-Wing Militias: Their Role In Jan 6th And The Republican Party | Joshua Kaplan | TMR
Sometimes violent militias grew stronger with Trump’s rise and are motivated by supporting him.
Facebook cracking down on these groups actively hurt their ability to recruit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y27jpnf2WO8
Consumer stress is on the rise
“The number of credit card holders making only minimum payments on their bills has jumped to a 12-year high, a study by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve found.
The level of cardholders only making minimum payments rose to 10.75% in the third quarter of 2024, the study found, continuing an upward trend from 2021.
The number of 30+ day delinquencies also rose during this period, up to 3.52%. That’s double the delinquency rate of 1.57% from the pandemic low in the second quarter of 2021.”
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/28/consumers-car-payments-credit-cards
Climate change made LA fires far more likely, study says
“Human-caused climate change made the Los Angeles-area fires more likely and more destructive, according to a study”
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“The study — from an international group of 32 climate researchers — shows how climate change fits into the myriad factors that made the multiple blazes one of California’s most destructive and expensive wildfire disasters on record.”
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“The scientists found that low rainfall from October through December is now more than twice as likely compared to the climate that existed before humans began burning fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas for energy.”
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“the LA fire season is becoming longer, with “highly flammable drought conditions” lasting about 23 more days now than during the preindustrial era.”
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/28/la-fires-cause-climate-change-more-likely
Brooks and Marcus on political reaction to Trump officials using app to discuss Yemen plan
Brooks and Marcus on political reaction to Trump officials using app to discuss Yemen plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGZXP3k8Q_k
Middle East Dialogues: Tarek Masoud in conversation with Einat Wilf
Middle East Dialogues: Tarek Masoud in conversation with Einat Wilf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdmDEXatXts
Five Questions for Stephen Kotkin: Advice for the New Administration (and the Rest of Us)
NATO was a defensive alliance of pacifists with small military budgets. It was not a threat to Russia and not Putin’s reason for invading Ukraine.
If Nixon really did make the comment about the madman theory referring to a part of his strategy in Vietnam…it didn’t work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8wTBy_tgKo
Democrats hammered by ugly unpopularity numbers
“57% of registered voters have an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party, the highest percentage since Quinnipiac started asking the question in 2008.”
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/30/democrats-popularity-trump-poll-2024