WWW said:
WWW said:
WWW said:
) but has anyone else noted the timing of the drone strike that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul? One might conclude that this is to distract from the one year anniversary of the disastrous Afghan pull-out and collapse. Reportedly he was identified in Kabul as early as December of last year and has been watched for several months. 
The protests in Iran that began after a woman died in custody of the morality police are still going with other groups (like unions) joining the protest. Reportedly something like 277 protestors have been killed, with charges filed against over a thousand more. A pattern that plays out is that funerals for killed protestors trigger more protests so it can build upon itself.
while still selling oil from the reserve. They need to refill with oil that costs <$70, more than 10% lower than the current price. We are expecting recession later this year that could impact oil prices negatively while China's reversal on Zero Covid policy and economic reopening could be a positive for world oil demand and oil prices.
in the US some politicians have tried to redefine what a "recession" is. The classic economic definition is two subsequent quarters of negative GDP (growth). That was inconvenient for the party in power so they rejected that definition and made up their own.
current or recent past weather is an objective fact.
Heard this morning that the arrest was staged. But seems like everything is, except rockets hitting apartment building in Ukraine. Europe and US keep feeding weapons and defense plants everywhere save us from the recession. And the politicians increase the insider traded stock portfolio.
