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"China is not an enemy, it is a success story. That's why it is viewed by the U.S. as an enemy, because China is a bigger economy than the U.S.": Jeffrey Sachs #China #EU #Ukraine #Russia

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#WolffBites: Trump offers access to the US to rich foreigners who buy a $5 million "gold card." It yields privileges unavailable to unrich foreigners who get mere "green cards." Making America More Class-divided Again. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/p...

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A massive power outage has struck Chile, affecting major copper mines and leaving Santiago in the dark. #ChileBlackOut #Chile

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Argentina's newly-elected President, Javier Milei, fired off a tweet that would trigger a cascade of events now threatening his presidency. #Milei #Argentina #Libra #PumpAndDump

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#WolffBites: A fine short course (a speech to Europeans, actually) on US foreign policy by Columbia University Prof. Jeffrey Sachs. Dont miss it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD_K...

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The US government’s talks with Russia are more about China than Ukraine. Donald Trump admitted he wants to “un-unite” Russia and China, in a reverse of the divide-and-conquer strategy used by Nixon and Kissinger in the 1970s. geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/24/t...

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The Trump administration told Mexican officials to impose duties on Chinese imports to avoid US tariffs.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a hedge fund billionaire, confirmed the Trump admin is imposing a plan that gives the US control over revenue from Ukraine's natural resources. The US will decide what investments are made (to benefit US corporations). This is economic colonialism.

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#WolffBites: German election shows dramatic rise in support for far left parties (Die Linke and BSW). Together they got 13.75% or 1 in 7 voters. Far right got 1 in 5 German voters but all US media attention. Don't be fooled. www.google.com/search?q=Die...

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U.S. stocks took a massive nosedive after reports showed worries about how Donald Trump’s policies will likely affect the economy

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Donald Trump is a colonialist who is serious about expanding the US empire's territory. In an executive order, Trump praised William McKinley for his tariffs and his "expansion of territorial gains for the Nation". McKinley colonized Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Hawaii.

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It pays to buy a US President. Elon Musk's companies have gained over $600 billion since last November's election. Musk's personal wealth now at $400 billion is up 50% since the elections. The $300 million he gave Trump/MAGA really paid off for him. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will propose constitutional reforms to crack down on foreigners involved in gun smuggling in the country.

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Those Who Say (X) Agency Should Be Eliminated: DOGE: 25% USAID: 21% DOE: 17% IRS: 13% FEMA: 11% EPA: 8% CDC: 7% CFPB: 7% ICE: 5% FBI: 4% NWS: 2% DOD: 1% YouGov / Feb 18, 2025 / n=1603

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Javier Milei is destroying Argentina's economy, making it a resource colony for foreign oligarchs #Milei #Argentina #Libra #PumpAndDump

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Systemic US racism fell little since 1980s. Home ownership data show 3 decades of DEI changed little. Trump smashing DEI is mostly fake symbolism for his base, to get them to accept the austerity Trump will dump on them.

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Argentina opposition calls for impeachment of Javier Milei after cyptocurrency collapse: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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The politics of gold: Economist Michael Hudson explains why gold's price is rising so much #Gold #FortKnox #SuperImperialism

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The blatant corruption and looting in the US today is like what was done to Russia in the 1990s -- except this time, the USA is doing it to itself. Trump green-lighted bribery of foreign officials. He boasted, "It’s going to mean a lot more business for America". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Poorer jobs and pay drove white Americans without college educations ("poor whites") to be jailed much more now than in 1980s. Black Americans jailed less but still far more than whites. US jails control those to whom it denies decent education and jobs. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

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#WolffBites: Set to fail: Israel's settler colonialism after history ended all other settler colonialisms. Trump's land grabs after history dissolved all other colonialism. US tariffs and sanctions after history (Chinese and Russian) showed they don't work.

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Bitcoin has Dr. Craig Wright's fingerprints all over it if you pay attention "Bitcoin: The Rise & Rise of Craig Wright" #Bitcoin #DeepDive #CraigWright

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Donald Trump’s tariffs could destabilize the global economy, warns economist Michael Hudson. US protectionist policies could cause financial crises, as many currencies depreciate and countries can't earn the dollars needed to pay their foreign debts. #TariffWars

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BREAKING: China slaps 15% tariffs on US coal and LNG moments after Trump's new tariffs come into effect. Follow our live blog for updates and analysis: trib.al/UcIWtJN

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Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear Chinese AI competitors like DeepSeek. Billionaire Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, saying “competition is for losers”. The CEO of a major AI company said the US must maintain a “unipolar world”. geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/03/u...

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Tech CEOs admit they want AI monopoly: US plans to block China's competition & 'steal' engineers #PeterThiel #AIWar

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Another way Americans are getting radicalized on Xiaohongshu that isn’t talked about enough is this trend of kids in the U.S. posting photos of their school lunches and Chinese people being like “you guys deserve better than this”

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#WolffBites: One big reason China now out-performs/out competes US in many industries: China prioritizes education, expands colleges and universities, etc. US closes schools, student performance lags, educational funding falls. Not making America great. www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/u...

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#WolffBites: British observers enjoy China's progress embarrassing the US by its superior performances. As many in the US cheered the decline of Britain's empire, Britons are now likewise enjoying the US empire's decline. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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#WolffBites: Today's deepseek shock holds 2 key lessons for all: (1) Hi-tech stocks that zoom upward can easily drop down just as fast and (2) China made that happen as its remarkable dynamism increasingly will do www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/t...

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Michael Hudson: Trump’s tariff threats could destabilize the global economy

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How China's new AI model DeepSeek is threatening U.S. dominance #DeepSeek #AI

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Billionaires dont just buy gov'ts. They also buy out of responsibility for mass death. Sackler family and Purdue Pharma agree to pay $7.4 billion to settle claims from some of 700,000 Americans dead from drugs Sackler/Purdue fraudulently promoted. www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/b...

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Elon Musk flirting with fascism

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#WolffBites: Inauguration today includes 2 new crypto meme-coins profiting both Donald and Melania separately and personally. Trump's truth social account proclaims it as "everyone is now winning." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum commemorated her first 100 days in office with a massive rally in Mexico City, where she outlined her government’s plans for her six-year mandate.

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#WolffBites: January 20, 2025: Americans will celebrate that day as either Trump's second inauguration or Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday. Few will do both as they represent such utter opposites.

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The U.S. imported more than it exported to 15 of its top 20 trade partners in 2023

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Free Palestine.

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The Gaza ceasefire proves that merely a serious US threat - explicit or implicit - to deny Israel the money and weapons its war required would have stopped the war-caused massive killing and suffering years ago.

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LA fires started as usual (engine sparks, cigarettes, etc.). Climate change made them a disaster (winds, droughts). Insurance will become unaffordable or unavailable for millions nationwide. Profit-driven climate denial: a capitalist disaster. www.axios.com/2025/01/12/l...

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Exportadora Bananera Noboa, which is the heart of the Group’s billion-dollar empire in Ecuador (population 18 million, a third of whom live below an abysmally low poverty line). #Ecuador #BananaRepublic

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Ann Telnaes resigned after the Washington Post editorial page killed her cartoon. It’s worth a share. Big Tech executives are bending the knee to Donald Trump and it’s no surprise why: Billionaires like Jeff Bezos like paying a lower tax rate than a public school teacher.

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#WolffBites: Trump, MAGA, GOP in civil war. Megadonors want skilled cheap immigrant hires for profit. "America First" mass base wants to deport all immigrants. Trump sides with big money. Parallel civil war among DEMS. Politics USA.

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Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve

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Jimmy Carter has died at 100. With the battle for democracy in South Korea in the news, it's worth pointing out that Carter backed Chun Doo-hwan in crushing the 1980 Gwangju Uprising — a 10 day student revolt against Chun's military coup. Hundreds killed w/ hundreds more tortured in military prison.

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