A Dubai based hedge-fund executive has said to the FT:

No one knew 'you were getting exposed to geopolitics when moving to Dubai. It was not a consideration. People have moved families. This element of concern is new'!

Given the Hedgies are supposed to be the smart guys, how did they miss the Middle East is suffused with global oil politics, and that it has been unstable politically for generations....

Oh that's right; low taxes, folks... it'll all be fine

#politics #MiddleEast #Geopolitics

#Trump told CNN in a 9-minute phone interview Monday morning that the #US #military is “knocking the crap” out of #Iran — but that tthe “big wave” is yet to come.

“We’re knocking the crap out of them,” Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful. We’ve got the greatest military in the world & we’re using it.”

#war #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

Every month the United States provides even more reason to boycott its products and companies — the strikes on Iran being just the latest.

In light of that, it’s a great time to ditch the products and services of US tech companies. I made a comprehensive guide to help you that I’ve been regularly updating for months.

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us…

#tech #digitalsovereignty #iran #politics #geopolitics

Getting off US tech: a guide - by Paris Marx - Disconnect

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

#Cuba government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the #US who were trying to infiltrate the island & unleash #terrorism.

#geopolitics
apnews.com/article/cuba-us-flo…

The Clintons are about to testify on Epstein ties. Here’s what to know

WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than 40 years, a former president will appeal…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #clintons #comer #congress #Department #epstein #epsteintie #file #formerpresident #geopolitics #investigation #Justice #maxwell #Politics #presidenttrump #previoustestimony #release #statehillaryclinton #unitedstatesofamerica #UnitedStatesPolitics #USPolitics #usapolitics
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Bypassing Hungary to fund Ukraine proves one thing: the veto is a security threat. We cannot build European autonomy with Trojan horses inside our walls. It’s time to create legal mechanisms to expel states acting as foreign agents. Enough is enough.

​Boost if you agree: Remove internal saboteurs.

politico.eu/article/eu-vows-uk…

​#EU #Hungary #Ukraine #Geopolitics #Security #EuropeanUnion #Europe #EUpol

We’ll find a way to get round Hungary and deliver Ukraine’s €90B loan, EU vows

EU chiefs assure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy they have the tools to unblock the funds.

^{Zoya Sheftalovich (POLITICO)}

Simon McGarr completely captures the Irish government’s obtuse determination to do nothing in the face of the illegal and immoral behavior of many American tech enterprises

While many Silicon Valley leaders are overtly supporting a democracy subverting American regime, the Irish ruling class class clings to a see no evil obtuseness as the techno spigot pours money in

#mastodaoine #broligarchy #geopolitics #IrishPolitics #TechnoFascism @pluralistic @gilduran

thegist.ie/the-gist-the-promis…

The Gist: The Promise of No Change

For every action needed, why is there an equal and opposite inaction? This is the Gist.

^{Simon McGarr (The Gist)}