benhammerhead.bsky.social
Young Boomer-Old Gen Xer, polyglot, former exPat, multi-cultural. Love most shit posting snark & will otherwise call out bullshit. Also a news junkie. He/him cis gay(bi) partnered. +18 only
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A long time ago in a museum far far away.
Karlsborgs Fästningsmuseum
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A decade represented by its colors
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My beef?
This headline bc the first paragraph does manage to go there.
As I always say
God damn the headline writer
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You heard that intro music too, didn’t ya?
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The more I think about this, the more I think “people” will start to realize that resources & promises aren’t unlimited.
I think the powers that be are (finally) beginning to play off that. Want war? Pick one, bc we don’t want to do them all; “not yet”
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It’s a matter of degree, bc wrist slapping & disingenuous apologies are bullshit
This is truly deserving of significant consequences.
the faith I have in that he will face significant consequences?
zero
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"The fact remains that Russia was unable to prevent a mass strike by Israel on a country with which five months ago [Russia] signed a comprehensive strategic partnership.”
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And one of the consequences is creating power vacuum(s).
How can that be addressed without a commitment to nurture beyond the conflict?
Virtually all of US foreign aid is subject to the axe.
They’re paying for this by not supporting Ukraine, and I think the powers that be, planned for it.
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That’s just it isn’t it? The pivot that’s based entirely on populism, w little thought as to consequences. The man has never dealt w consequences for his actions ever.
“Everyone” hates Iran.
But “no one” is thinking about consequences.
except perhaps those who think this will bring the messiah 🙄
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How bad was it? Depends
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For most of my lifetime, if you are upper-middle class or wealthy, it has been possible to view politics in the mode of a football fan, with the primary consequence of elections being that your tax bill rises or falls by a few percentage points that you can afford either way. Not so much anymore.
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All jokes aside
It’s totalitarian
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The prospect of how this is abuse of power
we’ll save that for another day long after it’s moot
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Trump writes like a used car salesman trying to make a future arms deal
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suggests an ultimatum was set upon which response would likely incur use of ground forces & formal declarations
I don’t anticipate Iran seeing any terms of any ultimatum to be acceptable
We’re therefore going thru this bit of “see? We tried, but they wouldn’t”
Ducks are getting lined up in a row