#watching a new #apple #tv #series called #invasion , and interestingly there is a piece of the #story based in #afghanistan - which involves places now taken by the #taliban ... I bet it really does feel like an invasion out there now. The TV series is pretty good though, I have been getting into it. There is some #politics , but for now it seems reasonably well balanced, it's not forcing it down our throats.
Well duh, what do you think #china 's #ccp were having so many #meetings about with #afghanistan 's #taliban ? https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/r.. In order for #china to #extract #precious #menerals , etc, they need to have some form of #stability in the region and be on good speaking terms with those in charge. Now they have both, they can begin the next stage - #infrastructure !
Apparently the #taliban in #afghanistan have now #banned the #shaving of #beards - along with other " #trendy " #haircuts https://www.lotuseaters.com/taliban-bans.. It's not enough to #revoke some of the #western #culture - all of it must be #destroyed ... And the #us #president #biden still has hopes for a #relationship on #lgbt issues in Afghanistan? Get a grip!
Apparently a #terrorist who #killed 13 #us #soldiers in #afghanistan was freed after the #biden #withdrawal https://timcast.com/news/terrorist-who-k.. Fun!
This spat between #trump and #mikemilley will be worth watching, there are some *massive* claims being made: https://www.lotuseaters.com/trump-labels.. It appears that Mike Milley might be spiralling out of control, after failing a #evacuation in #afghanistan and claiming that Trump wanted to #nuke #china 's #ccp ... Trump was brash, but not that bloody brash.
There's something to be said when the #us #capitol gets more #security than #citizens trapped in #afghanistan https://www.lotuseaters.com/us-capitol-s.. Apparently the reason for increased security is because there will be a pro- #trump #rally ... #biden could not possibly act any more #insecure ...
The #eu #reject the #taliban #government in #afghanistan - not on the basis of #terrorism or atrocities they have committed, but instead of #diversity and #inclusion https://www.lotuseaters.com/eu-rejects-t.. Their problem is *not* that people are being shot in the streets, but that there is not enough #women in #office - are you actually shitting me? We really are in #clownworld ...
@barray on Fri Sep 03 15:51:29 UTC 2021 said: &eThings are really heating up with #china 's #ccp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZygyYBF.. The make or break in my opinion is which side #russia fall on - the #west would struggle with a multi-front #war ... In the grand scheme of things, it's good that the #us and #uk are now out of #afghanistan as they will be able to #focus on the growing #global #threats ...#serpentza is very much on the money when it comes to #china and the #ccp - he lived in #china - has a #chinese #wife and understands the #culture well. Mark his words when he warns that the #ccp are declaring #war https://youtu.be/6xcvDMDg8TY These are *strong* words. Take this seriously.
The #eu now braces for the fallout of the #afghanistan #retreat by the #us and by extension #uk https://www.lotuseaters.com/european-uni.. This literally could not have been handled worse by #president #biden ...
@barray on Sat Aug 28 14:52:51 UTC 2021 said: &eGood job more that half of #americans support defending #taiwan if push comes to shove and #china attempts an #invasion https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/resear.. After an abysmal #biden #retreat and #evacuation out of #afghanistan - #china 's #ccp may be willing to challenge this, especially as the #us 's #economy is weak.Seems like #arm #china has underwent a #hostile takeover by ex- #ceo #allenwu https://semianalysis.substack.com/p/the-.. He appears to have close ties with #china 's #ccp and should *be a warning to all #western #investors into China* ... At this point Wu has begun to rebuild his own company using #arm 's #ip as #alphatecture - mark my words that #taiwan will now be the next #battleground !
This is really quite sad, 17+ people were #killed or #injured in a #terrorist #bomb #attack at #kabul #airport in #afghanistan as people #flee under #biden " #evacuation ": https://www.lotuseaters.com/17-people-in..
Apparently the #us have now warned #us #citizens to stay away from #kabul #airport in #afghanistan as part of the hasty #evacuation under #biden - due to a credible #terrorist #threat from #isil - a branch of #isis https://www.lotuseaters.com/us-state-dep.. Some have mentioned this may be a ploy to attempt to clear the airport gates of non-US people, which are currently packed with people trying to get #asylum ...
The #speech that #biden and the #us #military should have given regarding #afghanistan https://www.lotuseaters.com/if-i-were-pr.. The equation is simple, you make a #mistake , you #apologise and you rectify the mistake. You don't weasel out of it, you don't try to #blame other people - you simple own up to it. That's what being a #leader is all about. The #democrats have a lot of questions to answer.
The #terrorist group now again controlling #afghanistan the #taliban have been kindly #armed by the #us #military with #drones and #helicopters https://www.lotuseaters.com/taliban-now-.. #biden completely fucked the #evacuation up beyond all recognition. It's like his #presidency has only been about throwing #taxpayer money down the drain. I can say confidently this shit wouldn't have happened under #trump ...
It's true, I doubt the #afghanis - a strict #muslim Country - are sympathetic to #netflix and #lgbt issues: https://www.lotuseaters.com/ukrainian-of.. The #ukraine #government #staff is right to point this out. #afghanistan locals are unlikely to want the #us 's #ideology ...
61% of #americans paid zero #federal #tax in 2020 - likely to be similar numbers for 2021 too: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/18/61percen.. Bare in mind they have also been printing #money this whole time... No wonder #biden had no choice but to pull out of #afghanistan - he's run out of money to operate out there. #globalrecession incoming!