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Thu, 30/03/2023 - 13:43
Why America Will Probably Lose The New Cold War

China’s support (along with India and various other nations) makes it impossible to take out Russia with sanctions, just as Russia’s support makes it impossible to take out China with sanctions or blockade.

The fundamental issue here is the West still thinks it’s 2000 — that China isn’t the major industrial power & that Russia isn’t a fuel, mineral and food exporter. The West isn’t /needed/. For a long time you could only get things you had to have from the West.

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Thu, 30/03/2023 - 10:30
Disney snaps back Ronnie D abused his power. So Disney decided to do it too: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked board overseeing Disney World’s government services is gearing up for a potential legal battle over a 30-year development agreement they say effectively renders them powerless to manage the entertainment giant’s future growth in Central Florida. Ahead of an expected state takeover, the Walt Disney Co. quietly pushed through the pact and restrictive covenants that would tie the hands of future board members for decades, according to a legal presentation by the district’s lawyers on Wednesday. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s new Board of Supervisors voted to bring in outside legal firepower to examine the agreement, including a conservative Washington, D.C., law firm that has defended several of DeSantis’ culture war priorities. “We’re going to have to deal with it and correct it,” board member Brian Aungst Jr. said. “It’s a subversion of the will of the voters and the Legislature and the governor. It completely circumvents the authority of this board to govern.” Oh no! How can this be????
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Thu, 30/03/2023 - 07:30
They’re still at it I guess there’s nothing really new about this. Congressional loyalists talking in back channels to the president happened during Watergate too. (The great hero Howard Baker…) And remember Devin Nunes and his Midnight Ride? But I’m pretty sure it’s unprecedented for loyalists to be using the investigative powers of the congress to help a former president, not to mention doing it to help him pressure prosecutors in criminal investigations as a candidate for the GOP nomination. What could be more “deep-statey, swampy” than this? A number of top House GOP lawmakers have disclosed in recent days their efforts to keep the former president informed on the pace and substance of their investigations. Lines of communication appear to go both ways. Not only are Trump, his aides and close allies regularly apprised of Republicans’ committee work, they also at times exert influence over it, multiple people familiar with the talks tell CNN.