Monday, August 5, 2024

American Democracy Threatened

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24-8-5 Against All Enemies: DUH's Jan 6 Far Wrong Insurrection - Meidas Touch > .
Make America Grotesquely Authoritarian = > MAGAtry >>
24-7-15 Investigating DUH, Project 2025, future of USA | Four Corners > .24-7-29 Project 2025 [Bizarre policy shifting MARAD from DoT to HS]| Ship > .
24-8-5 Project 2025: Hellish Legal Vision For USA | Liz Dye | Legal Eagle > . skip > .
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22-5-5 Kristin Du Mez: How Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith | A&Co > .
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Moralistics =/= Morality
Control Freakery =/= "Leadership"
Authoritarian Personality Dysfunction (L or R) =/= Emotional Health

American Democracy Threatened ..
Cult of Xtian Nationalism ⇻

I think you should consider the Heritage Foundation's intentions in the context of the recent Supreme Court ruling greatly expanding the authority of the President in their capacity to carry out the "core powers" of their office without "fear" of legal repercussion. Putting as many federal departments under the oversight of DoD and the Department of Homeland Security presumably means you have much stronger legal case that xyz decision relates to a "core power" of the presidency and is thus legally immune to potential investigation let alone any legal accountability. 
tldr It's a neo-fascist power grab.

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Middle Corridor

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23-1-18 Middle Corridor (TITR) is a geopolitical game-changer - Caspian > .
Stans - Central Pivot - Compass >> .

The Middle Corridor, also called TITR (Trans-Caspian International Transport Route), is a trade route from Southeast Asia and China to Europe via Kazakhstan, Caspian Sea (using train ferries to cross the Caspian), Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.[2] It is an alternative to the Northern Corridor to the north through Russia, and the Ocean Route to the south, via the Suez Canal. Geographically, the Middle Corridor is the shortest route between Western China and Europe. It is undergoing major developments in parts, with the Trans-Kazakhstan railroad completed in 2014 and the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK) railway operational in 2017.

In 2022, the Middle Corridor's cargo doubled to 1.5 million tons, while the Northern Route's shipping volume declined by 34%. However, obstacles to the further use of the Middle Corridor include the limited capacities of seaports and railways, the absence of a unified tariff structure and single operator, and the alignment of geopolitics along the route.

Since the Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014, cargo traffic in the Middle Corridor has grown to nearly 3.2 million tons in 2022 as goods shifted from the Northern Corridor. Turkey positions itself as a key player between China and Europe through the Organization of Turkic States for the Middle Corridor, with cargo transportation increasing six-fold in the last decade. Since 2022, China also increased its involvement in the Middle Corridor projects, signing agreements with Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, to develop infrastructure along the route.

sī vīs pācem, parā bellum

igitur quī dēsīderat pācem praeparet bellum    therefore, he who desires peace, let him prepare for war sī vīs pācem, parā bellum if you wan...