Benjamin Netanyahu has just rejected the second phase of the peace plan presented by Donald Trump as part of the Peace Council. It proposed a gradual withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza and the disarmament of Hamas. If Hamas had accepted this new plan (translated)
It's the economy, stupid. Elections are won only on the economy and standard of living. Trump's ascent to the White House was driven by dissatisfaction with high prices. And the trust that he would do something about it. (translated)
And in November, explain to the US voters why the prices are raising at gas stations and in the supermarkets. #GasPrices #Inflation #CostOfLiving #US
Jeff Dean is leaving Google after 27 years. He is taking with him Sanjay Ghemawat, Quoc Le, and Oriol Vinyals — a quarter of what made Google Google. They are founding Discovery Loop. Alphabet contributed, rented machines. The market wiped $185 billion from the company's value. On the same day Pichai (translated)
🇨🇳🇺🇸 China overtakes US to lead global R&D spending, hitting $615bn - Nikkei Asia https://t.co/WW0dMpuEVT #China #RDSpending #Innovation #CN #US
AI capex is driving almost all GDP “growth” in the US right now. More than the railroad bubble of the late-19th century. Yet people just aren’t spending all that much to use AI products. 🫧🫧🫧 https://t.co/lay4UOhtIz #AI #GDP #Economy #US
The arms race between offense and defense continues. (translated)
The reality is that under Clinton and Obama, federal tax revenue increased by about 3% of GDP (tax changes and growth). Clinton also had surpluses and Obama reduced deficits by almost half. Yes, both also addressed expenditures. In contrast, GOP presidents massively increase the debt of the USA due to ideology and incompetence. (translated)
+ If the reports are true, @realDonaldTrump has lost a military confrontation w/ Iran, & the totality of strategic position the US had in nuclear non-proliferation. This is self-debasement. He wrecked decades of work to achive, publicly, humiliatingly & evidently, nothing. #Trump #Iran #NuclearProliferation #IR #US
The whole situation in the Strait is driven by Trump’s belief you can artificially manipulate oil prices forever. We are in a completely crazy and unprecedented situation. 🇺🇸🇮🇷 https://t.co/TiIv7SXjS0 #OilPrices #StraitSituation #TrumpPolicy #US #IR
This is setting up a test of strength between Trump & Netanyahu. 👇Trump won’t be happy to have his Board of Peace plans derailed in this way. Binyamin Netanyahu rejects US’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms https://t.co/12m1Lk4Mrc #Trump #Netanyahu #Gaza #US #IL
You are confusing « symbolic » and « political ». This agreement is a central element of the geopolitical realignment stemming from the Israeli-US failure vs Iran. That’s the nail in the coffin of the Abraham agreements as the framework of security in the Gulf. #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #AbrahamAccords #IL #US #IR
Israel rejected the fifteen-point plan for Gaza prepared by Trump's Peace Board. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated today that the Israeli army will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas fully surrenders its weapons. The plan was published by the Peace Board at the beginning of August. (translated)
