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The grass in the thumbnail is ankle high, justified use of force

This article is great and discusses more or less exactly what you want to know Cosmonaut: why machines dont create value

De-dollarisation and the new development bank would be the best examples. Leverage away from unipolarity and entrenched institutions like the World Bank and IMF were the topics on my mind.

I don't know a lot about the Non-Aligned Movement, but I would see all BRICS members as somehow bringing the NAM into the modern day. Clearly NAM and BRICS are not the same, but it sparked my question.

The fact that "Jakarta Method" exists as a term shows that the goals of the NAM, however neutral or pragmatic they may have been, were seen as a threat by the US

While Russia and China see it as an anti-hegemonic tool, Brazil and India prioritize neutrality and pragmatism.

I don't think anyone would argue that India and Brazil are using BRICS to it's full geopolitical potential, but even a position of "neutrality and pragmatism" is seen by the US as unacceptable.

Framing it as though the leverage Brazil and India are finding through BRICS isn't anti-hegemonic feels wrong to me. Am I missing something?

Trip was good, saw a small slice of Serbia, need to go back for more.

During my stay in Belgrade there was no large protest, I can't really comment on transport/infrastructure for that reason. Regarding daily life, there are small reminders around the city everywhere.

The only "active" protest I saw was the "students 2.0" encampment near the presidential palace...that was some astroturfing

Short personal anecdote from me. I was recently in Serbia (I do not speak Serbian, which could mean that I got heavily biased answers) and I got the chance to ask a few people this question directly.

Some takeaway points:

1. The idea that Serbia can/will be part of the EU and everyone will live happily ever after has taken hold of most people I spoke with;
2. If the beginning of the protests were astroturfed, they have been extremely successful at bringing people into this movement; because at the heart of it, people ARE pissed off about corruption;
3. Apparently talking politics in Serbia was a somewhat taboo topic...now it is completely reversed, it is taboo to NOT state your position on these protests.

One family (middle aged mother, father and kids) walked past my campsite where I was having a chat with a Serbian couple, the father talked to them for less than one minute, in that time he managed to ask them if they support the government or not.

4. I forgot to look this up because I'm a lazy piece of shit, but two people said to me that the renovated train station that collapsed and sparked this protest was done by a Chinese company. This is leading people to believe that every piece of Chinese-built infrastructure in the country (which is quite a lot) is a scam/corrupt and it will fall over within a week of opening.

As I said, all personal anecdotes from the mouths of some Serbs I met last month, take it with a grain of salt.

The Bob Vylan guys are the real deal

For some, it echoed the familiar choreography of moral retreat: a gesture of concession that risks metastasizing into posture, then into position, and eventually into principle. The fear, voiced not out of cynicism but historical memory

The "cynicism" arguement is so pervasive. Doesn't matter how many times you can vividly remember being deceived or disappointed; by politicians, by management etc. you are the one being cynical, negative and unreasonable.

This author is smart enough to know that memories can exist for more than a few months. Refreshing

If there weren't so many bootlicking nations, almost the entire planet could "unionise" and agree a deal with the US...what could have been. Would be hilarious to watch, hopefully in my lifetime the conditions will be right for this scenario

Why would I wish bad things on my paymaster idol?

Western battery producers have barely got their heads around LFP cells, Chinese firms are already moving onto Sodium.

For stationary storage and some two wheel transport these batteries should occupy a decent chunk of the market share.

Scandinavian Imperialism This paper is mostly focused on Sweden, towards the end you can read about the practices of some Swedish companies which are household names.

Torkil Lauesen, author of the paper, can also be found on YouTube, if you want a different format to learn about this.

You can say the same thing about a lot of basic research. Large Hadron Collider is cool, but why? Going to space is cool, but why?

"The station will conduct fundamental space research and test technology for long-term uncrewed operations of the ILRS, with the prospect of a human being's presence on the Moon," Roscosmos wrote

Once these basic pieces are established, China plans additional launches that will extend the base further, connecting it to a space station orbiting the moon and two nodes located at the moon's equator and its far side. Wu Yanhua said

If we ignore the moon base as a way to project power and facilitate manned missions to Mars, it is likely that the people who signed this deal do not know exactly why they are agreeing to it. BUT, between now (when this agreement is signed) and the time that a moon base could come into existence, the reasons for having a permanent Moon base will only increase in my opinion.

Which of the issues above is not a current, URGENT issue?

If you have a "successful" general strike, the strike continues until the demands are met, that is the measure of success. If Trump (or the current system) is not going to do that, clearly he (or it) will not be in place when the strike ends.

feeling a loss of hope for a lot of ideals I hold

Can you expand on this a little?

After finishing the book, it galvanised my hopes and vision of what the future could look like.

The book showed again and again and again, that implementing a "progressive" program while trying to look like a "moderate", or following the "rules based order" was going to get you killed (especially if you are outside the Imperial core). A very important lesson.