beezac.bsky.social
👤 Joined on 18 November 2024
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@beezac.bsky.socialThere may never be a spectacular collapse of the Iranian regime. Because, in a sense, the Islamic Republic has already fallen. What remains is a sort of ghost regime. My essay. unherd.com/2026/01/can-...
Show PostThe only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.
Show Postthe degree of panic evidenced by super-rich underscores their anxiety that ordinary voters have had enough of condescending oligarchs. Their failure to find a viable, alternative candidate or platform makes clear that, in their lexicon, “better” means “keep the status quo so the rich get richer.”
Show PostThe latest defense of the Trump tariffs is that the impending Trump recession will build character. What are a few months or years of unemployment compared to a glorious someday-soon future manufacturing hinges and knobs -or stitching t-shirts and athletic shoes?
Show PostThe Penn endowment is ~ $20 billion. They could tell the Trump administration to get lost (at least with respect to some of the demands) and spend 1% of the endowment for the next year while presumably going to court.
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