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Trump's assault on USAID leaves China soft power opening in Southeast Asia
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 0 Comments • last year
“Washington's retreat from the region leaves space that Beijing may be keen to fill, analysts say.”
A couple of days ago, we had the same news, but about South America. Now it's south Asia. Eh! Who needs slanty-eyed people when you've got great friends like Vladimir??
Lies, Damned Lies and Trumpflation
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 23 Comments • 6 Likes • last year
“Big worries — and some investment advice”
Krugman has retired from the NY Times, but is now on Substack. He's still the most incisive writer on current events. And therefore still the most hated.
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for...”
I am a straight male WASP. I have never suffered discrimination, because I belong to all the "acceptable" groups. It's gonna get ugly for brown or black skin, women, people who don't speak English, ...
Trump's assault on USAID leaves China soft power opening in Southeast Asia | Poverty and Development News | Al Jazeera
Via: Bob Nelson • World News • 0 Comments • last year
“Washington's retreat from the region leaves space that Beijing may be keen to fill, analysts say.”
So far, I've seen similar articles about South America and the EU. But no problem!! Trump is doing stuff. He's giving Ukraine to his dear friend Vladimir.
Trump's disdain for South American allies is China's gain
Via: Bob Nelson • World News • 85 Comments • 6 Likes • last year
“The US is targeting its own allies and its withdrawal from the region has left a power vacuum for China to fill in”
Trump seems to understand absolutely nothing about international affairs. That's not surprising: he's a Reality-TV personality, not a diplomat. He only hears "advice" that agrees with his prejudices, so he's never corrected. He doesn't know that China's economy has been bigger than...
US cedes ground to China with 'self-inflicted wound' of USAid shutdown, analysts say
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 36 Comments • 9 Likes • last year
“Sudden suspension of aid funding a 'perfect opportunity' for Beijing to fill the gap and grow its own soft power”
Hubris America is screwed... by the government it elected democratically... and the people to whom that government has given power, regardless of the law. America is rapidly being transformed into a fascist kleptocracy, on the model of Putin's Russia. All power to the dictator, and all...