#us
BRICS conducts $260 billion worth of trade without #US dollar
The #BRICS countries aim to eliminate the US dollar from all global trade and transactions by 2024. The bloc's goal is to put local currencies above the US dollar to strengthen domestic economies and businesses. The alliance is also urging other developing countries to follow suit and make payments for cross-border transactions in local currencies.
#Dedollarization is in full swing.
#Economy
Pretty pricey deal, that. I just wonder how long that's sustainable.
♲ Hanse Mina - 2024-04-27 02:15:10 GMT
Russian firms' efforts to make payments for goods in #China as secondary sanctions fears spook local banks have generated a flourishing market for middlemen, four sources told Reuters, with up to half of transactions now handled by intermediaries."There are a lot of (Russian) businessmen who just go from bank to bank, opening current accounts," said one of the sources. "If their payment doesn't go through, they go to the next one."
Going into below zero territory, are we. Well, as Carol Burnett pointed out in Fade In Fade Out, "There's always one step further down you can go".
♲ Hanse Mina - 2024-04-26 02:13:25 GMT
#Russia is considering downgrading the level of its diplomatic relations with the #US if Western governments go ahead with proposals to confiscate its frozen assets, state news agency RIA quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei #Ryabkov as saying on Thursday."We are now studying the optimal form of reaction, where countermeasures include actions against the assets of our Western opponents as well as diplomatic response measures."
Fascism is getting it's foothold I'm US.
Protesting in US against an ongoing genocide by a third country is ground for expulsion and deportation of university students.
Isn't it just lovely?
What makes Israel so special? Why is it so impune and protected?
Sergey Lavrov: “Western countries are failing to understand that if we are put in a situation where someone seeks to defeat Russia, “strategically” eliminate it as a global player, we will not be intimidated. They would indeed be frightened if someone took on them with the same kind of fury and frenzy”
#Sergey #Lavrov #Ukraine #Russia #US #NATO #EU #Western #hegemony
Only United States can claim they are going to sanction part of the military they are arming and funding with straight face!
And the media play along and act like it is perfectly normal!
I suppose the Fediverse has noticed the addition of a pro-China South China press thingie posting on here. I'm keeping an eye on it and I'm sure those who follow me have noticed me boosting a toot or two of theirs; that's because I found their take of a given situation or other an anomaly of their usual position on things.
♲ Hanse Mina - 2024-04-24 03:33:52 GMT
The Axis of UpheavalHow #America’s Adversaries Are Uniting to Overturn the Global Order.
The support from #China, #Iran, and North Korea has strengthened #Russia’s position on the battlefield, undermined Western attempts to isolate #Moscow, and harmed #Ukraine.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/axis-upheaval-russia-iran-north-korea-taylor-fontaine
Iraq’s kataib Hezbollah says armed factions resume attacks on US forces, statement on Telegram says
Decision to resume attacks is due to lack of progress on US troop withdrawal during Iraqi PM’s Washington visit, statement says
The military exercise of the United Arab Emirates began with the participation of 10 countries
The military exercise of the United Arab Emirates under the name "Desert Flag" began with the participation of #Turkey, #SaudiArabia, #Oman, #Kuwait, #US, #SouthKorea, #France, #UK and #Germany.
Many #American #Conservatives might like to critique the #UK as being too #Socialist, many of those critiques may be valid, however, the #USA is not a #Capitalist economic system any more than the UK is, with the #GDP of both nations being comprised of around 40% #government spending.
The USA has been for decades a mixed Capitalist/Socialist economic system. What's most sad about both the UK and #US is that the kind of #Socialism being deployed is actually #corporate Socialism, wherein #taxes are forcibly redistributed to #corporations and the most wealthy. The worst aspects of both systems.
#corporatesocialism #redistribution #angloamerican #economics
#US, #UAE, and #Egypt to work together on the #Rafah operation
According to The Wall Street Journal, an evacuation programme for Rafah will be carried out in cooperation between the US, Egypt, and the UAE.
ISN'T THIS JUST LOVELY?
all the Red lines, "unacceptable action", "threat of war" and all other BS were for the show and give Israel more time to plan and advance their plans.
#GenocideJoe really showing how much power he has over #Netanyahu and his genocidal regime.
#Gaza #Genocide
#SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow
@palestine @israel
The Scofield Bible—The Book That Made Zionists of America’s Evangelical Christians
Had the Scofield Bible never been published, American presidents influenced by Christian Zionism such as Truman, Johnson, Reagan and George W. Bush might have been less sympathetic to Israeli demands, and consequently more attentive to U.S. interests. Moreover, the American people could have been spared the pseudo-Christian rants of John Hagee, Pat Robertson and the late Jerry Falwell, not to mention the lucrative End Times Rapture “prophecy” peddled by Hal Lindsey and Tim LaHaye.
#History #Book #Bible #ChristianZionism #Israel #US #Politics
I bought a book about #birds of #Europe almost 30 years ago when I was in #Sweden, it is one of the best books I have ever bought.
It came so handy even in the #US to identify the family of the birds or sometimes even the right name in #Swedish (to have a comparison).
I am trying to learn the birds in #France and their names in #French with the help of the book and found this image very useful. I have seen many of them here and when I was living south of #Paris.