Donald the Deadbeat Does Diesel - Paul Krugman
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Iran has a secret weapon in its war with America: Help from China
This summer, when the U.S. and Iran signed a temporary truce, China touted its role in easing tensions in the Middle East. It said its foreign ministry made dozens of calls to nudge peace along, and that President Xi Jinping himself had intervened with suggestions to end the fighting.
That same day, a plane from China landed in Tehran. It carried a shipment for Iran’s Ministry of Defense that included electronics components that can be used to make parts for drones and missile guidance systems, according to Iranian customs data analyzed by The Wall Street Journal.
It was one of around 1,300 shipments that included “dual use” components from China to Iran’s defense ministry this year through the end of June, customs data show. Two days after the electronics components shipment, there were more than a dozen other shipments carrying parts worth more than $6 million that can be used in drones.
Xi is visiting President Trump in Washington this week for a summit that will cover weighty topics including trade, artificial-intelligence safety and relations with Taiwan. But the elephant in the room will be China’s continuing support for Iran.
It’s 64 degrees and he’s wearing gloves and an overcoat
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Eight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirms | US military | The Guardian
Eight US navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group have attempted suicide since the start of their lengthy deployment as part of the US war on Iran, Hung Cao, the acting US navy secretary, revealed in a letter to the US senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesda
“He’s very focused, he has a lot on his plate. It’s very different what’s going on around the world now,” Melania said. “But I think he’s doing the best that he can. He works non-stop. He has the most energy than anyboy. He is, from morning to evening, non-stop working.”
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Utter bullshit.