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