Biden calls ICC decision 'outrageous'
Critical support to Isnreal for destroying decades of Western "rules-based order" propaganda in a matter of weeks
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I wouldn't put the cold war with China on Trump. I think the period of his presidency coincided with the Chinese government finally getting more independent on the geopolitical scene and also transitioning to high-tech manufacturing competing with the West (Huawei, BYD, Tiktok, etc...). Once the US government realized they are no longer dealing with just an obedient manufacturing hub, they launched the trader war. I think the policy would have been the same no matter if Trump/Clinton/Biden is in charge. Literally yesterday Biden announced even more tariffs on green energy products.
The war in Ukraine is kind of the same. The only reasons Republicans became pro-Russian is because the Democrats were anti-Russian and the parties are obliged to always disagree. If Russia invaded Ukraine under Trump they would just make up a different excuse to support them. "Evil Putin is restoring the Soivent Union. We must stop the commies!!"
With the risk of starting a struggle session, I don't think homeopathy is that bad. At least in my region it means "eat a lot of green stuff and maybe drink some tea" which is objectively healthier than what most people consume.
Granted there is a limit to it. You can't cure a brain tumour by scratching your armpits with a special tree leaf, but in general it can be a decent affordable treatment for very mild colds/diseases.
Majority of ASEAN people favor China over U.S., survey finds
According to the State of Southeast Asia 2024 survey, compiled by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 50.5% of respondents opted for China and 49.5% preferred the U.S. if ASEAN had to pick sides -- the first time Beijing edged past Washington since the annual survey started asking the question in 2020. Last year's survey showed 38.9% preferred China and 61.1% chose the U.S.
Other findings of the survey include that 59.5% of the respondents see China as the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia, far ahead of the U.S. at 14.3%. Meanwhile, 43.9% said China is the most influential political power in the region, versus America's 25.8%.
Philippines and Vietnam are being a bit cringe, but all others look good
spoilers for the third book
Honestly I love how the book played me like a fiddle there lol. The whole time I was on the side of the protagonist that if people are less likely to respond it will help reduce the tensions with the Trisolarians and potentially avoid the conflict. Then as soon as the attack happened and the author explained that a MAD doctrine works only if both sides are ready to push the button and thus the only way to minimize casualties is by being prepared to kill everyone, it all suddenly made sense
I watched about half of it before I got bored. There were 1-2 good ones, but it was mainly basic soundbites that can get replayed on Fox News to attack Democrats.
Stuff like "What would you say to Biden right now?", "Are the sanctions undermining America's geopolitical power?", "Is there a risk of nuclear war if American troops enter Ukraine?", etc
https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1am62hg/biden_didnt_remember_when_he_was_vice_president/ I give it an hour before they manage to manufacture some automatic narrative
Wallahi he is finished. Just opened the r/politics post and even they don't have an idea how to defend this lmao 
Even though BSP lost, it's ridiculous they even got so close.
Sofia is supposed to be the stronghold of the liberal parties and everyone was expecting a complete blowout, not a victory with 3000 votes margin
I'm jealous honestly, in Bulgaria we don't even get to have succdems
Biden administration signals it will support push to hit ICC with sanctions
Okay this is getting ridiculous lol. I understand the geopolitical reason the US supports Isreal is that it needs a vassal state to exert military influence on the Middle East / North Africa and prevent any attempts of decolonisation. But at this point maintain the state of Israel is costing them the entirety of their soft power in every other region in the world.
Let's not forget that a massive chunk of America's power(especially in Europe and East Asia) comes from people liking them. Otherwise no one will agree to hosting tens of thousands of their troops in their own country. This is also why the US invests such a large amount on cultural exports like Hollywood movies.
So I missing something in my analysis? Surely the Middle East can't be more important than Europe and Asia? Or is the American political class so demented they can no longer make rational decisions even in the interests of the bourgeoise?