I agree. I think that was part of the plan when the U.S. explored buying it in the 19th century.
Don’t get me wrong, we are absolutely fucked. This is going to be weaponized by authoritarians around the world for their own ends. But there’s nothing we can do about it now. We’re all so fucked. If we thought the global rise of fascism was bad over the past few years, wait until the world economy tanks and there’s…
Have you heard the phrase “leader of the free world”? The opinion of the U.S. president, whoever he is, matters a great deal in cases like these.
Complicating things even more, Trump is so committed to authoritarian rule that he can’t even condemn the Chinese government for human rights abuses when that’s just an easy win. He’s more than willing to talk shit about China in every other way, but when it comes to the Hong Kong protests, that’s an “internal issue.”
The New York Times went with “Christchurch suspect.”
I think that’s a valid question and it’s always a tricky balancing act. Whenever I’m covering a story like this I always ask myself what I’d want to know about the contents of the letter without publishing the entire thing.
I had to watch the video so I know what I saw. But he pleaded not guilty so there are legal reasons news organizations have to use the word allegedly.
“I’m sure neither Trump nor any of his cronies are buying and selling shares/commodities ahead of these little announcements.”
I see, so if we take away all the mass shootings that are less likely to have a direct impact on you, then there are fewer mass shootings. Makes sense.
