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Iran lets 30 ships, including Chinese, through strait

Iran lets 30 ships, including Chinese, through strait

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  10 Comments  •  6 months ago

Iran has now institutionalized its control over the Strait of Hormuz into a maritime bureaucracy.  That bureaucracy has begun using control over the Strait the same way the US uses sanctions....
Trump warns Iran "clock is ticking" until U.S. launches harder strikes

Trump warns Iran "clock is ticking" until U.S. launches harder strikes

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  6 months ago

No doubt Cuba will be a topic of discussion for President Trump's top national security team, too.  Iran is not the only military worry for the Trump administration.  Trump has now painted himself...
An AI hate wave is here

An AI hate wave is here

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  5 Comments  •  6 months ago

Is the problem really Artificial Intelligence, or is the problem how AI is being deployed?  So far, the headlines have focused on money to be made from AI hoping to exploit investors with 'magical...
Palantir Says SaaS Is Dead

Palantir Says SaaS Is Dead

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  6 months ago

Software-as-a-Service appealed to venture capitalist investors following the Dot.com crash of the 1990s.  The cost efficiency of SaaS created a cookie-cutter mid-size business sector that was...
Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing

Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  6 months ago

All roads lead to Beijing?  
Donald Trump defends China purchasing US farmland

Donald Trump defends China purchasing US farmland

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  6 months ago

What does a penthouse billionaire from New York City know about farmland?  These paper-rich elites are so very, very stupid that they actually believe money is more important than anything else on...
Even Dictatorships Don't Fight Wars This Way

Even Dictatorships Don't Fight Wars This Way

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  6 months ago

The war with Iran has been a performative exercise born of pure entitlement among a coterie of obscenely rich penthouse elites without consideration for public sentiment and concern.  Now that the...
Shift in Gulf states' alignment with U.S. foreign policy

Shift in Gulf states' alignment with U.S. foreign policy

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  6 months ago

What is the value of an alliance with the United States?  President Trump's stagecraft is no substitute for statecraft.  Removing Trump won't repair the damage he has caused because the Republican...
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