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In the hopeful early years of his supremacy, Yoweri Museveni once called the dictators in the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) – now the African Union – a »trade union of criminals«, before he inevitably joined their ranks.
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Today, the established members of this disreputable club are being reinforced by a new generation of young despots who can look forward to decades of plunder and oppression.
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Contrary to all expectations, the membership of the unofficial union of African tyrants is rapidly expanding”.
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„What @realDonaldTrump is directly threatening in his letter, and has been threatening for some time now, is a willingness to break with Europe over the desire to play conquest over a territory the U.S. already had broad access to,
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under the guise of international security concerns that are undermined by virtually every other action taken by his administration.
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– »It’s bullshit, multi-layered bullshit« – @NGrossman81, [1] [2] [3] political science professor at the University of Illinois and editor of the Arc Digital newsletter, tells Rolling Stone.
@RonFilipkowski @davidfrum 1).
„Mr. @realDonaldTrump's hunger for wealth is brazen. Throughout the nation’s history, presidents of both parties have taken care to avoid even the appearance of profiting from public service.
@RonFilipkowski @davidfrum @realDonaldTrump 2).
This president gleefully squeezes American corporations, flaunts gifts from foreign governments and celebrates the rapid growth of his own fortune.
@RonFilipkowski @davidfrum @realDonaldTrump 3).
When President Harry Truman (1884–1972) left office in 1953, he did not even own a car. He and his wife returned to Missouri by train and lived for a time on his Army pension [1].
@EdwardGLuce @anneapplebaum @katie_martin_fx 1).
„On Monday, the market reaction to @realDonaldTrump's latest assault on the global order has been extremely telling. The rules of the road up to now have been pretty simple:
@EdwardGLuce @anneapplebaum @katie_martin_fx @realDonaldTrump 2).
geopolitical shocks push up the dollar and US government bonds because they are the safest, most reliable, most easily tradeable bits of the global financial system. They are very useful shock absorbers when bad stuff happens, even when it is born in the US.
@EdwardGLuce @anneapplebaum @katie_martin_fx @realDonaldTrump 3).
That role has been creaking for a little while. But now, the wobble is plain for all to see. Bad stuff is very clearly happening with regards to Greenland. The dollar and Treasuries, however, are weakening.
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Soundtrack [1] by Enio Moricone (1928–2020) [2] [3] from Brian De Palmaʼs [4] war drama „Ceasulties of War” (1989) [5] [6]. The film was based on a screenplay by David Rabe, based on a real American war crime.
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On Oct. 10, 1969, „The New Yorker” journalist Daniel Lang (1913–1981) [7] [8] described the story of the abduction, rape, and murder of a young Vietnamese woman, Phan Thi Mao [9] [10].
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„Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639” (c. 1716) [1] [2] [3] and „Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659” [4] [5] – two chorale preludes [6] by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) [7] [8], transcribed for piano by Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) [9] [10].
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Performance of pieces by Beatrice Berrut [11] [12].
@drPNapierala 1).
„Treaty of the Danish West Indies [1]
@drPNapierala 2).
During 1916, the two sides agreed to a sale price of $25,000,000, and the U.S. accepted a Danish demand for a declaration stating that they would »not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland« [2].”