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Todd

UN meeting produces sense that a 'new epoch' is arriving

Quote from: Edith M LedererThere isn't a name yet "for the new epoch," Kőrösi said, "but we feel that it has arrived."

Amerikadämmerung?
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Florestan

#4701
Quick test for the editorial board of The Atlantic--- who said the following:

1. A Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory.

A) Benito Mussolini
B) Giorgia Meloni
C) Giuseppe Mazzini


2. We are all committed to serving our country according to the indications of the popular will.

A) Benito Mussolini
B) Giorgia Meloni
C) Alcide de Gasperi


3.The liberal conception in economic matters is effectively unsustainable, as there is a need for control according to the most complete ordering of the world economy, also and above all to achieve the greatest possible prosperity. When we say control of the economy, however, we do not mean that the State must be the manager of all economic activities, but we refer to the State in the complexity of its powers and therefore largely to the State which does not exclude individual initiatives, but coordinates, disciplines and directs them.

A) Benito Mussolini
B) Giorgia Meloni
C) Aldo Moro


4. The universal revolt against capitalist civilization, made in the name of an ideal of human dignity and justice, proves that the Christian conscience can fall asleep, but it cannot die.

A) Benito Mussolini
B) Giorgia Meloni
C) Amintore Fanfani


5.  To all morally free and socially evolved men, to those who in the love of their country know how to combine the right sense of national rights and interests with a healthy internationalism, to those who appreciate and respect the moral virtues of our people, [...] we appeal and ask to join our program.

A) Benito Mussolini
B) Giorgia Meloni
C) Luigi Sturzo
Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Karl Henning

(* knock on wood*) The Windows 11 update seems to have been smooth.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Todd

Markets are reeling from higher rates. The world economy is next

If the Fed tightens until something breaks, the first cracking sounds could be in Europe



Quote from: The EconomistA strong dollar, in effect, exports America's domestic inflation problem to weaker economies.

It's good to be King Dollar. 
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Spotted Horses

Apparently, at a Paris Fashion show, Belle Hadid walked on to the runway naked and a polymer solution was sprayed on her body, which congealed into a dress.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/bella-hadid-coperni-spray-on-dress/index.html

Somewhere Kendall Jenner has the depressed feeling that her star is no longer ascending. "Why didn't they spray a dress on me (sniffle)?"
There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind. - Duke Ellington

Todd

Quote from: Spotted Horses on October 04, 2022, 02:43:47 AMSomewhere Kendall Jenner has the depressed feeling that her star is no longer ascending. "Why didn't they spray a dress on me (sniffle)?"

Perhaps her $45 million fortune will provide some solace.
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Spotted Horses

Quote from: Todd on October 04, 2022, 04:42:53 AM
Perhaps her $45 million fortune will provide some solace.

She lives and breaths clicks.
There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind. - Duke Ellington

Todd

Quote from: Spotted Horses on October 04, 2022, 05:19:47 AM
She lives and breaths clicks.

That's certainly her public persona.  I don't know her personally, so I do not know if that is true.  I also don't know if she has employees manage her social media accounts, a fairly standard practice for celebrities, irrespective of the source of their fame.
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

LKB

USS Gerald R Ford has embarked on her first deployment.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/10/uss-gerald-r-ford-departs-for-its-first-major-deployment/

Russia's Belgorod also made news, though it took a couple of weeks:

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/05/russian-doomsday-sub-belgorod-spotted-in-the-arctic

Should be fun for our ASW people.

Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...

Todd

From the WTO: Trade growth to slow sharply in 2023 as global economy faces strong headwinds

Quote from: World Trade OrganizationWTO economists now predict global merchandise trade volumes will grow by 3.5% in 2022—slightly better than the 3.0% forecast in April. For 2023, however, they foresee a 1.0% increase—down sharply from the previous estimate of 3.4%.
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Todd

U.S. tries to hobble China chip industry with new export rules

Expanding economic warfare with China during a proxy war with Russia.  What could go wrong? 

There may be a shortcoming in the policy:

Quote from: Stephen Nellis, Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper[Senior government officials] conceded, however, that they had not yet secured any promises that allied nations will implement similar measures and that discussions with those nations were ongoing.

"We recognize that the unilateral controls we're putting into place will lose effectiveness over time if other countries don't join us," one official said. "And we risk harming US technology leadership if foreign competitors are not subject to similar controls."

Unilateralism and extraterritoriality have limits.

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

drogulus


     You weren't supposed to see that

     A guy has opinions about inflation. He comes to the novel conclusion that elites don't fight it to benefit the poor and working class who are presumed to suffer from it. It's more a case of suppressing the bargaining power of labor. If people have money, they have choices. They shouldn't have choices and rates should go as high as necessary to restore the natural order. If inflation is allowed to subside on its own, which it will as supply chains repair and Covid recedes, there will be so much excess equality in the system that people won't know their place any more.

     
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drogulus

     The US is coming to the conclusion that it's the better part of valor to prop up China for the duration. The US is the only country that can keep scavengers at bay and let the Chinese rot slowly. Foreign investment has declined to a fraction of the 2019 level. The rest will go. The wealthy are fleeing or fled. The borders are starting to close for ordinary people, too. Fewer get in, fewer are allowed to leave. Xi is going Maoist and repression would make Lil' Kim proud.

     US thinksters have rightly judged this is no time to make things worse. They'll say don't feed the Russian troll and we'll keep the trade prohibitions to a dull roar, and you can sell us toys and gadgets for as long as you can make them. The US will agree to help them with the mass starvation thing when the time comes.
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Karl Henning

Fun Headline of the Day: Have We Really Thought This Legal Weed Thing Through?
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot