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#51
Crazy times / The madman
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 11, 2026, 04:39 PM
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Are Investing $1.4 Billion To Turn Abandoned Soviet Weapons Base in Albania Into Luxury Island Resort
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, are set to invest a staggering $1.4 billion into turning an abandoned Soviet weapons base into a luxury island resort—as the former first daughter prepares to follow in her father's footsteps as a real estate developer.
#52
Collapse Life / Real Estate
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 11, 2026, 03:14 PM
‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century.
QuoteA City That Is Already Gone
Start with New Orleans. A new study published in Nature Sustainability has concluded what many scientists have known for years: the city has passed its point of no return. Southern Louisiana faces three to seven metres of sea-level rise. Three-quarters of its remaining coastal wetlands will disappear. The shoreline will migrate a hundred kilometres inland. New Orleans — a city of 360,000 people — will be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century.
The researcher Jesse Keenan, a climate adaptation expert at Tulane University, put it without euphemism: "New Orleans is in a terminal condition, and we need to be clear with the patient that it is terminal."
#53
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 11, 2026, 01:51 PMA disgusting Trump clip where he claims a deal has been reached.
To determine if he was lying I simply had to try and read the news here. https://www.tasnimnews.ir/en which I found is currently experiencing a denial of service attack.
So Americans do not get to hear what the Iranian's have to say about all this. Putting on the thinking cap and turning up the voltage I conclude that there is no fucking deal, and the asshole is lying.
Lying because that is all Trump knows how to do.
More total bullshit from Trump. Anybody who knows anything about what is going on knows that Iran does not want a nuclear weapon. They do not need them, and they have moral qualms. Unlike the American monopoly on nuclear policy, Iran has morals. There is an upside to their theocracy. Like that or not it is true.
The point is that Trump is pulling shit and his mention of a nuclear agreement proves it. Iran wants hard assurances that they will not be attacked again. None of Trumps lies mentioned any such assurances, which a real agreement would have clearly stated.
My sleuthing reveals:
The Iranian stance on a potential memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States is nuanced, as reported by Iranian media. According to an anonymous source cited by Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, Iran is actively engaged in reworking the draft MOU following Washington's latest response. This indicates that while negotiations are ongoing, there hasn't been a formal approval of the text.
I explained earlier what Trump is doing is very transparent. Watching Trump now shows how he lies.
#54
Collapse Life / Enshitification
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 11, 2026, 01:31 PM
Real wages start to shrink in developed countries
Strait of Hormuz crisis pushes price growth ahead of pay increases in US, UK and elsewhere.
"The war is roiling supply chains and will push prices higher [than] before, even if the strait were to open tomorrow."
#55
American Imperialism / Why thousands of Americans are...
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 11, 2026, 01:04 PMQuoteThe whole idea that a country can claim dominion over you and force you to pay them money to reject that ownership is disgusting.
Things have been worse. Moses Grandy, born enslaved in North Carolina, purchased his freedom, only for his enslaver to take the money and sell him anyway. He was forced to purchase his own freedom a second time.
A person should be able to leave for free, but someone like Elon should not get to take all the money he earned here with him. But my thoughts about this do not matter.
#56
American Imperialism / Why thousands of Americans are...
Last post by RE - Jun 11, 2026, 08:42 AM
Why thousands of Americans are giving up their citizenship
The burden to file and pay taxes on worldwide income until death is often a motivating factor, said Jonathan D. Tiegerman, of Tiegerman, a US tax and legal advisory firm in Zurich, Switzerland. Those interested in renouncing are often US citizens who work and live abroad as well as so-called “accidental Americans,” who may have acquired citizenship by being born on US soil or to an American parent and often may not have ever lived or worked in the United States.
I was unaware of this change in the law. Back when my dad was an expat, he did not have to pay FSoA taxes. I was also unaware of the requirement that before renouncing, you have to prove you are a citizen of some other country. Plus, to renounce cost MONEY. This makes it effectively impossible for poor people to renounce their citizenship. Thus, if the FSoA goes to war and you are drafted, you are FORCED to participate, unless you are "granted" Conscientious Objector status.
The whole idea that a country can claim dominion over you and force you to pay them money to reject that ownership is disgusting. You think Slavery & Serfdom ended, this is a "Free" country? Think again. You are a slave of the folks who control the FSoA goobermint, the Billionaires. You don't even have to be living here, just accidentally born here or have an Amerikan parent who before you were born left the country.
Unfuckingbeleivable.
RE
#57
Crazy times / People never stop doing bad sh...
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 11, 2026, 06:03 AM
Man (30) appears in court charged with attempted murder after Belfast stabbing
Hadi Alodid denied bail after detective warns of threat of ‘significant public disorder’ if he was released.
Belfast riots latest: Police warn rioters ‘the stakes are high’ as UK officers sent to Northern Ireland
Police vow to ‘get thugs off our streets’ as violence spills over into second night.
#58
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 11, 2026, 05:56 AM
Senior Commander Underlines Iranian Armed forces’ Full Readiness, Vigilance, Intelligence Dominance
“The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with full readiness, vigilance, and intelligence dominance, will decisively respond to any threat against the security, independence, and territorial integrity of the country with effects-based, painful, and regret-inducing operations,”
#59
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 10, 2026, 09:48 PMQuote from: RE on Jun 10, 2026, 08:59 PMBut the ceasefire is still holding! 🙄
RE
Your contention that we do not have dumb people here may be correct, because what Trump is doing is so transparent that only a fool could not see it. From which I conclude we have no shortage of fools. The bar is low.
By all accounts Trump should be political toast by now. But by making war Trump buys time against accountability. The last thing Trump wants now is peace. Trump wants lots of death. War gives Trump the power he needs to enthrone himself. It keeps his haters at bay.
Trump's strategy functions by treating geopolitical conflict as a theater of perception rather than a negotiation of interests. By initiating provocations to induce ceasefire violations, Trump then immediately frames the inevitable response as "aggression." Forcing a binary choice onto a public with a limited attention span.
The media cycle, in thrall with the Trump reality, hides the "who started this" reality, allowing Trumps loyal base of cretins to claim moral high ground. Fear and profit working together makes established media compliant. They kiss Trump ass.
The Trump art of the deal is nothing more than "gaslighting" refined to an art form. Shifting between being combatant and peacemaker, Trump creates a disorienting environment where the truth is obscured by the sheer rapidity of events Trump now forces on us.
Trump nods out, but he still keeps his crazy horses running. Trump can't let them stop or his haters catch up. There is no rest for the wicked.
#60
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by RE - Jun 10, 2026, 08:59 PMBut the ceasefire is still holding! 🙄
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