Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
Iran, being weaker than the US, responds more violently and aggressively to deter the US and Israel, who both may be deterred while taking much less damage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfib4SWI1js
It’s possible that early Christianity did not have the story of Judas the betrayer and that Paul wasn’t aware of this story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy6GctdghpQ
The Iran conflict, in its low-grade double blockade form, feels like an endless cycle.
Iran has been attacked by a superpower and is technically more able to develop nuclear material than they were a decade ago…they likely want a nuke for defensive purposes more than ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSDd3Z8eLjo
AI May Not Be Worth The Cost — Here’s Why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBHSjzHW-C8
The demographics crisis has come for the Philippines! It used to be an exception. Their birthrate has fallen fast–now below replacement rate!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRLPNnjqGSE
Albania removed protections from an island so Trump’s son-in-law could develop it with the goal of making tons of money. Albanians are protesting the apparent corruption.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIDb02R7YB0
Unfortunately, the good jobs number isn’t as good as it seems. Inflation rose more than wages; many of the jobs are low-paying temporary jobs from the World Cup; and many jobs were young people taking care of old people, which while important ethically, don’t increase the productivity of the economy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaIIr7y3LN4
The USA is losing its military dominance. It is not adapting fast enough to changing technologies that make killing Americans in war easier. Still, there are many military objectives it could achieve over potential enemies, but the US is not willing to take the casualties necessary to achieve those objectives, and America’s potential enemies know it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5QtOOhJarA
At the lower range of the wage scale, businesses have so much leverage over workers that they can suppress wages under competitive market rates. Because of this, an appropriately priced minimum wage doesn’t hurt employment, and actually increases it because more people are willing to work for that higher wage and they are less likely to quit.
The increase in wages results in higher prices and lower profits. The higher prices do not cancel out the wage growth with inflation because only a minority of the cost of all the goods and services people buy are from people who make near the minimum wage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQKDTbLO0fM
It’s not clear why the Secretary of Defense is canceling promotions of people who are mostly not white or not male. These are people chosen for promotion by the normal boards that make these decisions based on merit, and the secretary is not explaining his reasoning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzbFY_5vXqc