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Rules of Acquisition 75 - “Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum.”
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Ketu & Rahu and Time
In Vedic Astrology, the Vimshottari dasha system has been developed, which allows you to determine when the energies of the planets will manifest in a person’s life. Ketu and Rahu also have their own place in this system. The main period of Rahu lasts 18 years. It is believed that he can bring a very big take-off in his period if he is well-located, but if a person is strongly attached to acquisitions and is very proud of it, then at the end of the period Rahu can take everything. Rahu is the planet of illusion and intoxication, and in case of defeat in their periods and sub-periods, a person may meet with deceit or with a strong desire for forbidden foods and deeds.
Each planet governs a specific season of the year. Rahu along with Saturn governs the peak of Winter and falls between December and February in the Northern Hemisphere.
Vedic Astrology divides the year into 2 parts Uttarayana (Northern path of the Sun from Capricorn to Gemini - from December 22 to June 21) and Dakshinayan (South path of the Sun from Cancer to Sagittarius - from June 21 to December 22). It is believed that demigods and divine qualities are strongest during the Solar Northern Path, while demons and demonic qualities are strongest during the Solar Southern Path. Thus Rahu, like other malefics, is more powerful during Dakshinayana.
During the month, Rahu is most powerful on the days when the Moon passes the nakshatras ruled by Rahu - Ardra (Gemini), Swati (Libra), and Shatabhisha (Aquarius).
The month between two full moons is divided into 30 tithi or lunar days. These 30 days are divided among themselves into 15 days of the growing and 15 days of the waning moon.
It is believed that Rahu correlates with the 8 lunar days of the waxing and waning moon, but some astrologers write that the 5 lunar day also belongs to him, because. it is on these tithes that snake worship takes place.
The days of the week associated with Rahu are Wednesday and Saturday, as Rahu is friendly to Mercury and Saturn.
During the day, the energies of Rahu are strongest during sunset and for 2 hours after it. Also, the energies of Rahu are strong at night. People born at this time often feel the influence of Rahu most strongly in their lives.
In people who are strongly influenced by Rahu, intuition and creativity are greatly aggravated at night.
Also during each day, there is a time of Rahu or Rahu-kalam in which the influence of the node is very strong. This time is considered unfavorable for important conversations or the beginning of the business since Rahu misleads the mind of a person and makes him unable to adequately perceive the surrounding reality.
Age from 42 to 47 years is attributed to Rahu. At this time, Rahu manifests in its entirety. At this time, many things change in people's lives, what exactly will change depends on the position of Rahu in the person's horoscope. Starting from the age of 69, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu increase their influence on a person.
Also, important years are the time when Rahu and Ketu transit through their position in the natal chart at the time of birth. This happens once every 18 years. And therefore, the periods from 18-19, 37-38, 56-57, and 75-76 years are very important for a person. At this time, internal transformations take place, and consciousness changes.
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“Rule of Acquisition Number 75: Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum.”
#NOG#IM NOG POSTING BABEY#CADET NOG EVERYONE#GET NOGGED LOSER#star trek#ds9#ferengi#He is SUCH a good character#Nog nation rise up#I can't draw ferengi#so what???#Nog is worth it#kiss kiss
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Something you might note as missing from all of this is any action that would be considered Musk’s actual job, being the chief executive of Twitter as opposed to the head of its moderation and rules enforcement team. To date, his only visible actions in that role appear to be destroying the value of the platform through firing anyone who disagrees with his tenure, had a connection to the previous ownership, or, finally, anyone not directly seen by Musk as an “extremely hard-core” worker. In all, 75% of Twitter’s staff has been fired, laid off, or quit since Musk’s acquisition of the platform. Even if one believes that Twitter had overstaffed or had departments considered unnecessary (such as public relations, user moderation, customer support, or accounts payable, all of which apparently no longer exist) that is less a trimming of fat then a decimation. The fact Twitter still functions at all is a testament both to the quality of work of those programmers who were fired and those who somehow still remain.
Tony Stark vs. the World
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I posted 11,002 times in 2022
That's 846 more posts than 2021!
177 posts created (2%)
10,825 posts reblogged (98%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@beatrice-otter
@pavlovs-pigeon
@brawltogethernow
@vesperway
@audreycritter
I tagged 1,968 of my posts in 2022
#hoc est meum - 245 posts
#lmao - 84 posts
#mdzs - 75 posts
#ask - 61 posts
#laugh rule - 34 posts
#locked tomb - 29 posts
#batman - 25 posts
#cql - 22 posts
#blogblogging - 20 posts
#anonymous - 19 posts
Longest Tag: 140 characters
#the thing is tim has definitely not gotten that much taller so. bernard shrank??? i want to write a fic about the diegetic supernatural inci
My Top Posts in 2022:
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Oh protip for recently diagnosed glasses-wearers, that they don't necessarily tell you at any point in the acquisition process:
The 'polishing your glasses on your shirt' trope in fiction goes back to when glasses were actually made with glass, which is as you learn in any introductory geology course fairly abrasion-resistant.
Modern lenses, which are plastic--yeah yadda yadda hi-poly resin blah blah, it's plastic--are less robust, and if you go around rubbing smudges off on random fabrics without rinsing off any and all dust particles first you will micro-scratch them foggy faster than you'd like.
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Me trying to determine what range of months it is reasonable to feature a pregnant goat in a farm scene: gotta go to the How To Breed Goats website.
How To Breed Goats has informed me that while continuing to breed your female goat past age 10 is likely to significantly shorten her life expectancy, so maybe don't do that, the males are going to die in what's middle age for a not-overbred female regardless.
because goats have a heat/rut cycle, and apparently going into rut is really bad for the health.
a/b/o fandom i hope someone has taken notes on this and done some hilarious angst about the short lifespan of the average alpha.
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again, so many cql/mdzs modern AUs set in america and never one in which nie huaisang is like:
so i knew this dude in high school, right, who invented a new kind of nuke and so naturally the government recruited him to work in Defense before he even finished college
but then he went rogue about an ethics issue with refugee camps and became the most famous terrorist in living memory and died in a police shootout
and that's the guy i, the Secretary of Education, want to help me kill the President.
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i do not like this update that collapses the note count into a simpler number. it is bad. that was not a thing that needed simplifying. i promise we can all round in our heads.
not only do i despise imprecision in general (and resent that in order to know the exact note count on a post i would now have to do math on the breakdown screen) i liked watching the note count go up by one when i pushed a button; that was valuable enrichment for the monkey. fix it.
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My #1 post of 2022
I love when people say Alfred Pennyworth is the most sane or stable member of the batfamily because like.
This is a man who had two exciting careers before he even stopped being 'a young man,' and then stepped up as a butler because it was his estranged father's dying wish
and then when his employers' son was orphaned accepted custody, and just
has been basically cosplaying a butler as 80% of his visible personality for thirty to fifty years.
He fell sideways into not-exactly-parenting and was like, welp, guess this is my life now and just. Continued to not-parent his ward long after he was a grown man, enabled all his weirdness, helped him slightly-more-openly-parent a succession of kids while always maintaining his posture of being an employee.
Did not have any real personal life and also has no coworkers to speak of.
Could have changed any of this at any time and repeatedly chose to not do that.
This man is a lunatic. This man is a cornerstone of all subsequent lunacies.
It's extra funny when the batfam says it because it's perfectly believable they would think so because 1) their baseline is so warped and 2) that's what he wants them to think.
He may in fact personally believe that he's the Only Sane Man In This Belfry, although he is wrong, but he for sure knows he's not actually okay. He just feels it's his duty that none of his charges notice it. Because it's not their job to worry about or care for him. Only the other way around.
Yes I am saying all this in the present tense even though he's still dead, because time death and comics are all fake anyway.
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Unveiling the Enchantment of Trader Joe's Ferns: A Botanical Odyssey
Welcome to the verdant world of Trader Joe's Ferns, where botanical splendor meets unparalleled charm. Nestled within the bustling aisles of Trader Joe's, these luscious fronds captivate with their emerald hues and delicate fronds, beckoning enthusiasts and novices alike to embark on a botanical odyssey.
The Botanical Marvel: Trader Joe's Fern Collection
Diversity in Foliage: A Feast for the Senses
Trader Joe's Fern collection boasts a diverse array of botanical treasures, each possessing its unique allure and botanical intricacies. From the timeless elegance of the Boston Fern to the cascading beauty of the Maidenhair Fern, Trader Joe's offers a cornucopia of foliage to adorn any living space with natural grace.
Quality Assurance: Ensuring Botanical Brilliance
At Trader Joe's, excellence is not just a standard—it's a commitment. Each fern undergoes rigorous quality assurance protocols to ensure optimal health and vitality upon reaching your doorstep. From cultivation to packaging, every step is meticulously executed to preserve the innate beauty and longevity of these botanical marvels.
Sustainability: Nurturing Nature's Bounty
In harmony with nature, Trader Joe's upholds a steadfast commitment to sustainability. By sourcing ferns from reputable growers who prioritize eco-conscious practices, Trader Joe's ensures that each botanical acquisition contributes to the preservation of our precious ecosystems.
Cultivating Green Spaces: A Guide to Fern Care
Light and Temperature: Creating Optimal Conditions
Ferns thrive in moderate, indirect light, making them ideal for bright, airy spaces away from direct sunlight. Maintaining a consistent temperature between 60-75°F fosters optimal growth, ensuring that your fern flourishes in its newfound habitat.
Watering Wisdom: Nurturing with Care
A delicate balance of hydration is key to fern care success. Ensure that the soil remains evenly moist, but not waterlogged, to prevent root rot and maintain healthy foliage. As a rule of thumb, water your fern when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch, allowing excess water to drain freely.
Humidity: Creating a Haven of Moisture
Originating from lush, tropical regions, ferns thrive in high humidity environments. To mimic their natural habitat, consider placing a humidity tray or misting your fern periodically to maintain optimal moisture levels and prevent leaf desiccation.
Embracing the Botanical Journey: A Testament to Tranquility
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, cultivating green spaces offers a sanctuary of tranquility amidst the chaos. Trader Joe's Ferns not only enhance aesthetic appeal but also foster a sense of serenity, inviting you to embrace the beauty of nature within the confines of your home.
Conclusion: Embrace Nature's Splendor with Trader Joe's Ferns
As we conclude our botanical odyssey through the enchanting realm of Trader Joe's Ferns, we invite you to embark on your own journey of botanical discovery. Whether adorning your living space with verdant elegance or seeking solace amidst nature's embrace, Trader Joe's Ferns beckon with unparalleled allure and botanical brilliance.
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Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
1. Once you have their money, you never give it back.
3. Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.
6. Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.
7. Keep your ears open.
8. Small print leads to large risk.
9. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
10. Greed is eternal.
16. A deal is a deal.
17. A contract is a contract is a contract… but only between Ferengi.
18. A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.
21. Never place friendship above profit.
22. A wise man can hear profit in the wind.
23. Nothing is more important than your health… except for your money.
31. Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother.
33. It never hurts to suck up to the boss.
34. War is good for business.
35. Peace is good for business.
45. Expand or die.
47. Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.
48. The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.
57. Good customers are as rare as latinum; treasure them.
62. The riskier the road, the greater the profit.
74. Knowledge equals profit.
75. Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum.
76. Every once in a while, declare peace; it confuses the hell out of your enemies.
91. Your boss is only worth what he pays you.
94. Females and finances don't mix.
98. Every man has his price.
102. Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever.
103. Sleep can interfere with…
109. Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.
111. Treat people in your debt like family: exploit them.
112. Never have sex with the boss's sister
125. You can't make a deal if you're dead.
139. Wives serve, brothers inherit.
168. Whisper your way to success.
190. Hear all, trust nothing.
194. It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door.
203. New customers are like razor-toothed gree-worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.
208. Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer.
211. Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success; don't hesitate to step on them.
214. Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach.
217. You can't free a fish from water.
229. Latinum lasts longer than lust.
239. Never be afraid to mislabel a product.
263. Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum.
285. No good deed ever goes unpunished.
Some of these rules are blatantly sexist, bigoted, or otherwise repugnant. However, the Ferengi (like all other alien races in Star Trek) are reflections on humanity. It's important to look at other ways of thinking – that doesn't automatically mean you agree with them.
Also, some of these are aphorisms from outside of Star Trek, like #285 and #217.
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Atlanta Sewage Pollution: History
What are things we can do about it and what solutions attempted to solve it?
~ As a result of massive neglect in the maintenance of the city’s wastewater infrastructures from office officials, CRK filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in 1995. The city of Atlanta had not taken control of all the pollutants that had gotten into streams which harmed public health and property value and the court had ruled CRK victor in 1997 and later in 1998 called for a settlement with the promise of two environmental projects in the future. Taking initiative, the United States EPA and EPD enforced a 2.5 million dollar plan, using the information gathered from their critical investigation which took off for the original lawsuit, it strived to refurbish the city’s sewage system and was overseen by a federal judge in 2014. And as negotiated, mayor Shirley franklin helped push a massive trash sanitize in all streams within 37 miles and was completed in 1999 and the Greenway Acquisition and purchased 2,00 acres of green land for agriculture which was all completed in 2007 with the cost of $25 million. This is now known as the “City of Atlanta Clean Water Act Settlement”.
~Clean Water Atlanta Program: A plan to improve water quality, reduce water quality violations in CSOs, violations caused by sanitary sewer overflows, SSOs, water reclamation centers and pump stations by 2014. The program would mend and replace non usable sewer lines.There has been a HUGE decrease (67% to 92%) of sewer spills from 2004 to 2010 and slowly down sewer overflows by 75%. But, while the city has completed/completing the reporting compliances, a study shows iit has yet to meet the quota for the consent decrees such as reducing water quality violations in CSOs. There are still high levels of fecal pollutant and chlorine causing it to miss several water quality tests
~.Treatment plants: a plant working to rid sewage of any contaminants. It strives to remove chemicals and particles from substances.It has been tried and like all trials, it came with error. It has a record of disrupting river ecosystems with the influx of organic matter that seems to be hurting organisms. Also the increasing amount of sewer systems, sewage, rainwater drainage & industrial wastewater has been overpowering current treatment plants. It is not enough.
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The Salesforce Version Predicament: Professional vs. Enterprise
Your legacy applications have been identified. Your requirements list has been assessed. Your platform has been chosen… now all you have to do is decide on which version of Salesforce bodes well in perpetuity to the list of items you have gathered. So, which will it be? Depending on the checklist you have assembled, price may not be the determining factor, especially if there are options that demand the creation of many fields or heavy process automation.
This is why it’s critical to determine this now, before the acquisition of your Salesforce licences so that your choice will be in-line with your business as opposed to making changes once the licences have been appropriated (the exception being future growth, which requires a different assessment based on the new variables). So where to start?
Some of the major factors when planning out your net-new Salesforce subscription type may include some of the following:
Number of Users
Number of Legacy Applications you wish to port over to Salesforce
Level of Automation / Workflow Rules needed
Size of your Development Team
While this serves as a baseline of the high-level items, starting with these will give you more ideas of consideration for finer-detailed points. You can then pinpoint and draw comparisons as per which version of Salesforce best suits your business. Consider these main feature comparisons as an initial checklist:
Custom Objects
Description: Custom-built applications within Salesforce, such as Legacy or Spreadsheet-based tools developed to work in Salesforce.
Professional Edition: 50 Objects
Enterprise Edition: 200 Objects
Custom Fields / Object
Description: The number of individual fields which can be created in either Standard Objects (i.e. Accounts / Leads) or within Custom Objects.
Professional Edition: 100 Fields
Enterprise Edition: 500 Fields
Record Types
Description: The customizable options / page layouts and fields provided to the user for specific Objects (i.e. ‘Sales’ Account Type / ‘Marketing’ Account Type, etc.)
Professional Edition: 3
Enterprise Edition: Unlimited
Permission Sets
Description: Security Settings to allow individuals to access specific Salesforce entities (i.e. Objects / Fields / Flows / Special Access, etc.)
Professional Edition: Max. 10
Enterprise Edition: 1000
Approvals
Description: Standard process for approvals of both Custom and Standard Objects
Professional Edition: Not Available
Enterprise Edition: Standard, on-board
Flows (Workflow)
Description: Workflow Processing for automating Records, Tasks, Email Alerts and other trigger-based automation
Professional Edition: 5
Enterprise Edition: Unlimited
Other aspects to which you may want to compare are in the areas of User Security and Development Environments. When scoping out the number of Custom Profiles you need (i.e. the specifics on what users CAN and CANNOT access) consider that the Professional Edition of Salesforce provides 3 custom profiles, whereas the Enterprise Version allows 1500.
If you have a varied support and technical staff who will be developing within Salesforce, the need to have multiple Sandboxes (or Test / UAT / QA environments mirroring the production environment), the Professional Edition gives you 10 ‘Developer’ Sandbox Orgs (612 MB of file storage/user) in contrast to the 25 ‘Developer’ Sandbox Orgs (2GB of file storage/user) as well as a ‘Partial’ Sandbox.
A ‘Developer’ Sandbox provides a copy of your Production Org’s MetaData (structure), while a Partial Sandbox also includes a sampling of production data. A ‘Full’ Sandbox can be purchased separately, which provides a complete replica of both the structure and all data from your Production Org.
Coming down to the ‘ol punch-line, the cost for a Professional Edition License is $75 per user per month, whereas the Enterprise License is priced at $150 per user per month and should be chosen based on what your business actually needs. Once you add up your individual requirements in comparison to the suggestions above per the license-type (along with the number of users) you will have a fair idea of what version strikes your fancy.
While license types can always be changed at a later date, it behooves your team to make an accurate decision from the outset as while making the switch later is possible, scaling up (or down) can take time, both in development considerations, and paperwork / agreements which are executed during the end of the contract cycle (i.e. 2 or 3 years from when the contract was signed).
Conclusion: If your enterprise requires a few users only, with only some of the items listed above, the Professional License may be a fit over a larger organization which may need most, if not all of the features. If your firm is still in the determination (or decision) making process, taking stock of these considerations before completing the agreement with your Salesforce AE can save you not only money, but also countless hours of your team’s development time.
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Consequences For Illicit Drug Offenders in the UAE
Overview of the New Law
The UAE issued a new law on narcotics and psychotropic substances. This law is called the Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2021 On Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (‘Narcotics Law’). The Narcotics Law repealed and abrogated the Federal Law No. 14 of 1995, which was the previous governing law on narcotics and psychotropic drugs in the UAE.
Prohibition in Dealing in Narcotics, Psychotropic Substances
The Narcotics Law prohibits importing, exporting, transporting and bringing in narcotics and psychotropic substances, except for specific and controlled medical uses.
This has been provided under Article 10 of the Narcotics Law, which states as under.
“1. It is prohibited to import, export, transport, produce, manufacture, bring in, possess, or acquire any of the Narcotics or Psychotropic Substances listed in Schedules 1, 2, 4/Part I, and 5 attached to this Decree-Law, or carry out other types of activities and acts in connection therewith.
2- It is permissible to carry out controlled medical uses and scientific research on the substances listed in Schedules 1, 2, 4, and 5 attached to this Decree-Law, with the knowledge of the specialised scientific authorities to be determined by a decision of the Minister of Health and Community Protection in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, and in accordance with the conditions and procedures issued by a Cabinet decision.”
Article 11 of the Narcotics Law also states the following.
“It is prohibited to import, export, transport, produce, manufacture, bring, possess, or acquire any of the Narcotics or Psychotropic Substances listed in Schedules 3, 6, 7, and 8 attached to this Decree-Law or carry out other types of activities and acts in connection therewith except in the authorised cases and under the conditions stipulated in this Decree-Law.”
Penalties for Violations
The penalties for violating Article 10 and 11 of the Narcotics Law have been set out in Schedule 10.
According to Schedule 10 of the Narcotics Law, violating the provisions related to Articles 10 and 11 would result in penalties of not less than 7 or 10 years of imprisonment (depending upon the narcotic/psychotropic substances), as well as fines. Depending upon the weight of the drugs, the accused may be liable for life imprisonment as well.
Articles 57 of the Narcotics Law further provide that if the crime related to violations of Article 10/1 is committed with the intent of trafficking or promotion, or the accused belongs to a hostile group or organized gang, or works for its benefit, death penalty could be imposed.
Article 58 of the Narcotics Law provide for death penalty or life imprisonment for violating the provisions of Article 11 if the crime was committed with the intent of trafficking.
Deportation
Under the Narcotics Law, the courts have the discretion to order for the deportation of the foreigner involved in crimes of drugs. This is a departure from the earlier position under which deportation of the foreigner for drugs offences was mandatory.
Article 75 of the Drug Law states as follows.
“The court shall decide to deport the foreigner who has been convicted of one of the crimes stipulated in this Decree-Law, and the deportation ruling of the foreigner shall be mandatory if he is convicted of one of the crimes of abuse, personal use, possession or acquisition with intent to abuse.”
Blog Source: https://www.professionallawyer.me/blog/criminal-law/consequences-for-illicit-drug-offenders-in-the-uae/
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London delusions
by Batko Milacic for Ooduarere via the Saker blog
For many, the death of Elizabeth II formally marked the end of the existence of Great Britain as an imperial power. Geopolitically speaking, Britain has long ceased to be an imperial power. However, Elizabeth II was a symbol of the power of Britain with her behavior and decisions. But, certain centers of power in Britain still do not want to accept the harsh fact for them, which is that the attempt to act as a great power for Britain carries great risks and losses. This is precisely the kind of policy that Liz Truss should be expected to lead.
Until the First World War, Britain was indeed an imperial power. However, British analytics made a crucial mistake. Then as now, Britain worked to weaken Russia. Namely, Britain then played a double game. It formally opposed the strengthening of Germany and its military and economic power. On the other hand, London wanted to use the power of Germany against Russia. British goal was that Germany and Austria-Hungary have war with Russia.
Because they knew that Russia would not give up the Balkans, over which Austria-Hungary and Germany wanted complete control. Official London has repeatedly assured Germany that it will not interfere in the conflict on the European continent if it breaks out. This policy met with the consternation of official Paris, who knew that if Germany were to become too strong, the French state was in great danger.
That is why France got closer to Russia and blackmailed Russia with loans, so that Russia would not send its army to the Far East, but that the best Russian troops were near Europe. It was the French who were exposing the British double game. And precisely at the insistence of France, Britain was forced to oppose Germany together with Russia and France when the First World War started.
However, even if Britain emerged victorious from the First World War, it paid a heavy price for it. Huge human and financial losses could hardly be compensated by the acquisition of a couple of insignificant colonies in Africa. At the same time, London’s glorious “imperial policy” allowed Germany to recover from defeat in just 20 years and all but bring Britain down to its knees. The British Empire with its colonies emerged from the Second World War having lost its former status of world power. The Americans demanded decolonization, and Indians and Malays demanded independence. “I don’t want to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire,” Winston Churchill said when leaving the prime minister’s post for the last time.
However, the status of a permanent member of the UN Security Council, a small nuclear arsenal and a nuclear submarine fleet, as well as the “British Commonwealth” – a plethora of former colonies and dominions, allowed Britain to keep playing the role of a Great Power throughout the Cold War years. True, the rules of this game were now set by Washington, which took control of both the economy and the defense of Europe. By the start of the 1980s, unsuccessful attempts at social reforms necessitated tough reforms by Margaret Thatcher, which freed Britain from the illusions of state capitalism.
By the way, it was the Iron Lady, who let Britons feel like residents of the Great Empire for the last time. In 1982, the British Navy (with plans for its reduction already in the pipeline), recaptured from Argentina the Falkland Islands, a British colony lost in the South Atlantic.
At the same time, London, which has been trying for decades to force the EU to recognize its special role in a united Europe, eventually left the EU, launching a lengthy divorce with Brussels.
Economically, the UK relies heavily on its traditional financial sector – banking and brokerage services, insurance, consulting, etc. However, 75 years after the Yalta Conference and the collapse of its empire, London is still not ready to admit that it is just one among equal European powers – France, Italy, Spain and Germany. London has no real colonial interests that it can use to underpin its intrigues. Ukraine, whose conflict with Russia has been patiently nurtured since 2013 by US strategists at the State Department, will not bring Britain a penny of profit.
However, since the 1950s, London has mastered the role of “Washington’s junior partner,” which implies a bigger role in NATO and exclusivity toward Europeans. Decades later, Liz Truss continues to play this very card in Ukraine, just as Boris Jonson did before her. Britain has assumed an extremely tough anti-Russian position, not bothering to see into the causes of the war or think about its interests.
It supports a president who banned the official use of his country’s most widely spoken minority language, who sanctioned the torture of prisoners and persecution of ethnic minorities, a president whom Britain supplies with weapons and military instructors, and writes off debts.
Taking a cue from the Johnson Cabinet, Liz Truss will try to convince Britons that since the struggle for England and its age-old imperial interests is now going on in the Ukrainian steppes, the British people must prepare for hardships – heating problems, rising tariffs, inflation and increased defense outlays. At the same time, the conflict in Ukraine will give London a chance to put a temporary damper on such controversial issues with Europe, such as fishing quotas, relations with the EU in Northern Ireland, the situation around the economic status of Gibraltar, etc.
Meanwhile, the Russian market is closed to Western countries, the Russians turned to the East, where they quickly redirected the flow of raw materials supplies. Western arms deliveries to Ukraine allow Kyiv to fight on, but the Ukrainian economy is no longer able to support the very existence of the Ukrainian state, which requires monthly financial infusions from its Western allies.
British mercenaries captured in Ukraine are tried and sentenced to death in the Donbass republics, and London cannot do anything to get them out. Of course, already the second British government in six months cannot be accused of waging a proxy war against Russia, which is a time-tested way to weaken the enemy. But is Russia weakening? And how will the British gain from this war? Will Ukraine ever be able to repay all the investments that London has sunk into it since February 2022?
Perhaps, London’s long-term strategy is to create a buffer against Russia in the East to end Europe’s dependence on Russian oil and gas, as well as Russian fertilizers, grain and food. And, after going through several difficult years, to create the “green economy” that the Western countries dream of? Extremely radical as this idea may look, it is at least justified! What is more likely, however, is that London has simply become confused in its ambitions and the clichés about the “Russian threat” that generations of British politicians were weaned on. And these ambitions are pushing the whole of Europe to war…
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HEATHER COX RICHARDSON
August 29, 2022 (Monday)
Lots of news swirling around about the boxes of classified information Trump took from the United States and held at Mar-a-Lago, but the most telling window into all those stories is that the former president took to his Truth Social network this morning to demand that he be declared the winner of the 2020 election, or that the election be redone again “immediately!”
This is distraction at its purest—no one is going to redo the 2020 election—but it no longer works. As Trump has lost the power to command attention, his demands have gotten more and more outrageous. Gone are the days when he could make the media jump with a tweet. Not only is he banned from Twitter, but also his own Twitter clone, Truth Social, is in financial trouble.
The stock of Digital World Acquisition, the company that planned to take Truth Social public, has dropped nearly 75% since its high in March, and last week the company reported that it had lost $6.5 million in the first six months of 2022. It has announced that it might be forced to liquidate, cutting off billions of dollars from the Trump Organization, which appears to be short of funds. The web service that hosts Truth Social claims that the company had not paid its bills since March.
Trump supporters are trying to turn the theft of secret documents into a political question. Today, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) seemed to be trying to create a self-fulfilling prophecy when he warned that if Trump is prosecuted for his theft of classified information—a theft that would have any other American in terrible trouble—“there will be riots in the streets.” Graham, who is himself fighting a subpoena requiring him to testify in the Fulton County, Georgia, investigation into Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, tried to argue that law enforcement was out to get Trump, holding him to a standard it did not enforce for anyone else.
Graham referred to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, implying that law officers had somehow gone easy on her over her use of a private email server. But, in fact, both the State Department and the FBI investigated her several times over that issue and concluded there was “no persuasive evidence of systemic, deliberate mishandling of classified information.” She cooperated with the investigations and turned over her devices and emails. No prosecutors charged her. The question of the stolen documents is not about politics, but rather about the rule of law.
When Graham threatens that gangs will take to the streets, he is saying that violence can overrule laws, a key sign of authoritarian rule. That sort of violence is not new to America. It dominated the Reconstruction South, of course, when white gangs terrorized their Black neighbors and the white men who voted as they did, suppressed labor organization at the turn of the last century, and fed rising fascism in the 1930s.
It has been a growing threat in the U.S. since the 1990s, as right-wing activists egged on by talk radio armed themselves against the federal government, but that violent organization took off under the former president, first as he condoned the violence at the August 2017 riots in Charlottesville, Virginia, and then as he urged on the “American Patriots” who demanded their state governments reopen their states during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.
Those gangs were Trump’s troops on January 6, 2021, and on that day they quite literally illustrated the attempt to use violence to overturn the rule of law at the heart of our democracy.
Such gangs have always operated in the U.S., and they gain power and momentum when they engage in violence and are unchecked. After several years in which they have seemed invulnerable, we are now in a period when, as we learned on Saturday, an armed man in a truck chased Independent Utah senatorial candidate Evan McMullin with a gun after an event in April and forced the vehicle carrying McMullin and his wife into oncoming traffic.
That incident echoes one from October 2020, when a bus carrying Biden staffers and volunteers through Texas was harassed by Trump supporters, some of whom appeared to be trying to force it off the road. When the terrified Biden workers called the police, officers allegedly refused to help.
Part of restoring democracy is imposing the rule of law, which means treating everyone equally. The Department of Justice, which under the former president weakened the rule of law for Trump’s political ends, appears to be working to restore that rule. Just today, a judge sentenced a Proud Boy who participated in the January 6 insurrection to 55 months in jail. Joshua Pruitt had an extensive criminal record and was on probation in two states at the time of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, when he came face to face with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY). His attorney wrote that “[o]n January 6, 2021 Mr. Pruitt, along with nearly 40,000 other participants, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump went to the Capitol,” and that now—after facing legal consequences—he “regrets his actions.”
Today the White House announced that on Thursday, President Joe Biden will give a prime-time address from Philadelphia on “the continued battle for the Soul of the Nation.” Outside Independence Hall, where the Founders wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Framers wrote the United States Constitution, Biden will tell Americans “how the core values of this nation—our standing in the world, our democracy—are at stake.” He will talk about “the progress we have made as a nation to protect our democracy, but how our rights and freedoms are still under attack. And he will make clear who is fighting for those rights, fighting for those freedoms, and fighting for our democracy.”
Biden’s use of the physical symbols of our democracy to defend its values is itself a statement about the return of the rule of law. The former president used our symbols not to reinforce the nation’s principles, but to shore up his own leadership. In August 2020, almost exactly two years ago, he held an extravaganza at the White House to accept his renomination for president. He used the backdrop of the White House; Vice President Mike Pence spoke at Fort McHenry, where Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner; and First Lady Melania Trump spoke from the newly renovated Rose Garden—all in service to Trump. *(THE DESTROYED ROSE GARDEN!)
Today, Tony Ornato, the Secret Service agent who crossed over to become a top aide in Trump’s White House and who was involved in the events of January 6, announced that he is retiring as of tomorrow
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~ As a result of massive neglect in the maintenance of the city’s wastewater infrastructures from office officials, CRK filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in 1995. The city of Atlanta had not taken control of all the pollutants that had gotten into streams which harmed public health and property value and the court had ruled CRK victor in 1997 and later in 1998 called for a settlement with the promise of two environmental projects in the future. Taking initiative, the United States EPA and EPD enforced a 2.5 million dollar plan, using the information gathered from their critical investigation which took off for the original lawsuit, it strived to refurbish the city’s sewage system and was overseen by a federal judge in 2014. And as negotiated, mayor shirley franklin helped push a massive trash sanitize in all streams within 37 miles and was completed in 1999 and the Greenway Acquisition and purchased 2,00 acres of green land for agriculture which was all completed in 2007 with the cost of $25 million. This is now known as the “City of Atlanta Clean Water Act Settlement”.
~Clean Water Atlanta Program: A plan to improve water quality, reduce water quality violations in CSOs, violations caused by sanitary sewer overflows, SSOs, water reclamation centers and pump stations by 2014. The program would mend and replace non usable sewer lines.There has been a HUGE decrease (67% to 92%) of sewer spills from 2004 to 2010 and slowly down sewer overflows by 75%. But, while the city has completed/completing the reporting compliances, a study shows iit has yet to meet the quota for the consent decrees such as reducing water quality violations in CSOs. There are still high levels of fecal pollutant and chlorine causing it to miss several water quality tests
~.Treatment plants: a plant working to rid sewage of any contaminants. It strives to remove chemicals and particles from substances.It has been tried and like all trials, it came with error. It has a record of disrupting river ecosystems with the influx of organic matter that seems to be hurting organisms. Also the increasing amount of sewer systems, sewage, rainwater drainage & industrial wastewater has been overpowering current treatment plants. It is not enough.
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