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David J. Shourabi Porcel

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  • Luigi Mangione indicted on murder and terror-related charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

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  • To be fair :P, English is not my mother tongue, so I don't necessarily realize how pedantic some expressions I use come across. Fair enough?

  • Luigi Mangione indicted on murder and terror-related charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

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  • To be fair, fearing for one's life is understandable in a society where gun ownership, social injustice and mental illness are not only relatively widespread, but correlated, and the chances of being hurt in even simple altercations correspondingly high. The solution, though, is not allowing police to resort to violence routinely, disproportionately and indiscriminately, but to address the root causes of the danger with socioeconomic justice and safeguards, proper universal healthcare and at least some restrictions in gun ownership. Those who either aren't willing to solve these underlying issues or deny their existence outright often resort to the charge of terrorism as both a convenient deflection and an instrument of suppression and oppression. It is in our interest to push back against such misuse and keep the public discourse centered on the origins of conflict.

  • Luigi Mangione indicted on murder and terror-related charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

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  • If I understand your quotation correctly, unlawful gathering warrants the charge of terrorism only when “intended to […] (a) influence the policies of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion and (b) affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping”. Then again, (a) and (b) seem redundant and the law and the judiciary might see intimidation or coercion where we do not.

  • Tim Cook is the latest tech CEO to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

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  • Intelligent analysis I concur with and thank you for. I sometimes wonder what myths our flawed present may pass down to our uncertain future. Who knows? After two millennia, our descendants might think of Trump the way we conceive of Narcissus while they recall the new flood myths we are delivering them.

  • Tim Cook is the latest tech CEO to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

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  • Trump Backtracks On Campaign Pledge To Bring Down Grocery Prices

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  • Presidents and administrations might not be able to dictate specific prices, but they can and do enact laws and regulations that influence or even define the economy. Trump's proposed tariffs are expected –not just by economists, but by markets, as seen after the election– to raise prices and, if they are enacted and result in the predicted outcome, fingers should be pointed at his Orangeness.

  • UnitedHealthcare Value Drops $41.6 Billion in Week After CEO Brian Thompson’s Slaying.

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  • I don't know what substances were involved in writing that post. Mind sharing, @werefreeatlast? :P

  • Saudi Arabia: Executions in 2024 surpass 300 in record tally - The kingdom executed an unprecedented number of women this year, Saudi rights group revealed

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  • Trump promises pardon for Jan 6 rioters on his first day

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  • Trump threatens a 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they abandon U.S. dollar

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  • Russia benefits from a stronger US dollar insofar as its oil and gas exports are settled in that currency. The more valuable the US dollar is (as measured against the ruble), the more rubles Russia's exports end up yielding — or the better they compete with other producers in international markets.

  • Trump threatens a 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they abandon U.S. dollar

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  • To the contrary: the value of the US dollar, as measured against other currencies, has surged in the past weeks amidst Donald Trump's announcements of tariffs, because markets expect them to bump prices and higher prices, in turn, would could prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, just as we saw in 2022.

    TL;DR: higher tariffs => higher prices => Federal Reaerve raises interest rates => US dollar appreciates

    The incoming Trump administration could counter this dynamic by changing the mandate under which the Federal Reserve has been operating for about a century and bringing it under the executive, stripping it of its independence.

  • Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam

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  • That's weird. The Internet Archive hosts a copy of the page that you should be able to view. I would like to find out why you can't access the Mexican government's website, though.

  • Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam

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  • Nowhere else on Earth are so many children fleeing war

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  • Nowhere else on Earth are so many children fleeing war

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  • Indeed. I don't understand why so many people and media organizations that pay attention to Gaza don't cover Sudan too (they may care, but they barely show it). There's suffering on a similar scale, foreign powers causing and broadening that suffering and global repercussions through migration, disease, weapons smuggling and radicalization.

  • Elon Musk says too many game studios are owned by giant corporations so his giant corporation is going to start a studio to 'make games great again'

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  • He stands to gain more through his political influence than he has lost with Twitter, and the latter arguably helped him get the former. By itself, his acquisition of Twitter is and will remain a loss; in the grand scheme of things, though, it was a sort of investment that is likely to pay off handsomely. If he's learnt anything, it's that the United States have devolved into a plutocracy that capital can steer off the common interest of their citizens and the common good.

  • Bluesky Says It Will Comply With EU Rules After Being Called Out

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  • That 6% is the gross of sales, not revenues as well.

    I think you mean "that's 6% of revenue, not profit". Revenue is gross income before expenses and other tax deductions. Sales is revenue generated by selling products and services, as opposed to interest and investment proceeds. Profit is revenue minus expenses and tax deductions and is where corporations often cheat.

  • Auto industry’s shift toward EVs is expected to go on despite Trump threat to kill tax credits

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  • Careful there — he did kinda simulate blowing a microphone at a rally, so don't put it past him to abuse vehicles — even those that lack a tailpipe. Given his mental acuity, I bet he prefers a good dose of leaded exhaust, though.

  • Trudeau opposes allowing Russia to keep ‘an inch’ of Ukrainian territory

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