https://theconversation.com/chagos-islands-deal-shelved-legal-expert-explains-what-happens-next-280493. "The #US may be powerful enough to ignore #international #law with few short-term #consequences, but the #UK is not." #Israel can ignore international law - but only with the support of the US. #Russia, #China & their #allies also have the necessary #power, & make a similar habit, of ignoring international law.
Chagos Islands deal shelved – legal expert explains what happens next

The US may be powerful enough to ignore international law with little short-term consequences, but the UK is not.

The Conversation

The acceleration of history carries consequences of its own, independent of the actual directions of change. The simple speed-up of events and reaction times produces its own effects, whether the changes are perceived as good or bad.
-- Alvin Toffler

#Wisdom #Quotes #AlvinToffler #Change #Consequences

#Photography #Panorama #BWCA #Canoe #Minnesota

Time to buy an #ElectricVehicle
Unintended #consequences
⚠️ 5 #Risks & #Consequences: Tomasz, Thanh & Jinhua's Insights 💡 See https://scrollbots.com
Spectators will face consequences for altercation at minor basketball game
Basketball Nova Scotia says sanctions will come for fans involved in a fight during the U14 boys provincial gold-medal basketball game in March. The CBC's Molly MacNaughton reports.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7160995?cmp=rss

RE: https://aus.social/@jhaue/116382831038222117

Fascinating read - in a morbidly fascinating way. Add Jacob Greber’s take on Australia’s struggle to keep fuelled up and the consequences: “… because it's such a rare kind of shock — the last true global energy crisis on anything like this scale was more than half a century ago — we can't be sure that things won't start breaking in unexpected ways.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/albanese-singapore-fuel-iran-hormuz-recession-us-prestige/106552818

#ABC #AusPol #USPol #Tingle #Greber #fossilFuelSupplies #consequences #globalEnergyCrisis #unexpectedConsequences

Report details consequences of aging N.B. population on workforce
New Brunswick and its Atlantic neighbours are going to be dealing with aging populations for years to come. A new report shows the hole retirees will leave in the workforce over the next 10 years and what might be done to fill the void.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/shrinking-nb-population-workforce-consequences-9.7157946?cmp=rss

#Pakistan Reiterates That #Lebanon Is Still Part of #Ceasefire Despite Israel’s Attacks

source: commondreams.org/news/pakistan…

A Pakistani official said Wednesday that despite Israel’s unprecedented attack on Lebanon, it is still part of the ceasefire agreement that Pakistan’s prime minister helped to mediate the previous day, even as #Israel and the US insist otherwise.


It seems #Trump once again didn't quite grasp what he was #negotiating, and now the Strait of #Hormuz remains closed, with all the negative #consequences that entails for #oil #prices and #inflation.

#gulfwar #war #news #diplomacy #military #whitehouse #fail #government #terror #trade #woldorder #problem #Iran #politics #usa #omg #wtf #attack

Pakistan Reiterates That Lebanon Is Still Part of Ceasefire Despite Israel's Attacks | Common Dreams

A foreign policy expert told Common Dreams that Israel’s unprecedented attack on Lebanon, backed by the US, “appeared to be a direct attempt to blow up the ceasefire, and it worked.”

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