The Real Reason the U.S. Just Attacked Iran Again
The US appears to have used self-defense as an excuse to hit targets Iran uses to control the Strait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB-DI2slvcA
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Is the Trump phone finally here? Here are six things we’ve learned about Trump Mobile
I’m not surprised by the Trump phone like I’m not surprised by the Trump presidencies.
https://tech.yahoo.com/phones/article/is-the-trump-phone-finally-here-here-are-six-things-weve-learned-about-trump-mobile-151836199.html
China Is Sealing Itself Off—Here’s How Xi Is Doing It
China is cracking down on foreign chips and communication tools that could allow its citizens free access to the outside world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_cPgPusjvA
Why Japan isn’t broke yet
Japan has lots of assets like a massive sovereign wealth fund. When you subtract these assets from their debts, their debt to GDP ratio is 77%, which isn’t that high.
Japan takes money from its people in the form of taxes and then invests in assets like US treasury bonds. Because their currency depreciated over time, their debt has become worth less, while their foreign assets have become worth more.
This has benefited Japan a lot, but may backfire if the Yen goes up, foreign interest rates lower, or Japanese interest rates rise. If Japan has inflation, this could force them to raise interest rates or live with inflation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLwSSGM6tzc
Trump brought 6,000 white South Africans to US through refugee program, plans for 10,000 more
“The president has been executing the program for white South Africans while canceling refugee programs for other groups.
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Initially, Trump’s resettlement program aimed to admit 7,500 South Africans, but on Monday, the White House said it will add 10,000 to that target, saying “unforeseen developments in South Africa created an emergency refugee situation.” Though Trump has become empathetic to this cause, his administration has otherwise mainly executed anti-immigration policies, like suspending the Refugee Admissions Program when he took office in 2025.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-brought-6-000-white-204425513.html
5 Evangelical Truisms that Aren’t True
5 Evangelical Truisms that Aren’t True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ-fgjgKfRY
Why No-One Wants American Weapons Anymore.
Trump has left Europe looking for alternatives to US weapons, even if they are worse, weakening the alliance and losing US sales. If the world does take big strides away from US weapons, the US will have lost a lot of leverage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifDBZ504vRc
The US as a Declining Power
Trump praised Xi like a sycophant. Xi did not return the words.
Trump has accelerated American decline. Further polarizing the country, getting the US into a so-far unsuccessful war with Iran, weakening relationships with allies, removing quality immigrants along with the bad ones, increasing corruption, weakening the ability of the country to tax its wealthy citizens, broad and unstrategic tariffs that weaken the US economy, etcetera…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V48nZHKih8
The Navy Wants 15 Battleships. Can It Actually Build Them?
Why The Navy Wants 15 Battleships — And Why It’ll Be Hard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQkYjNBuBoQ
Software Companies Transfer All Risk To You — And It’s Hidden In Your Contract
US companies built software focused on price and features, not security.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwVa_L27G-g