Trump started Tuesday by threatening that the Iranian civilization would be finished, but just like with Putin, Trump is now giving Iran another "two weeks".
Obviously a good outcome for the innocent civilian Iranians, but unfortunately also a good outcome for the regime.
Whether it's 2019 or 2026, we're going round the roundabout noticing the exact same landmarks over and over again.
@randahl
This is what happens when criminals fight criminals. Or does anyone here want to claim that any of the parties involved had good intentions for the people on the ground and in their home countries?
Even with modern technology and all the knowledge of how to instigate revolutions in authoritarian countries. The superpower of the world, the USA, under the Trump administration, only made the situation worse for everyone in the world.
Except for Putin's Russia.
@randahl
Humanity must finally ask itself whether it wants to continue being oppressed and ruled by egomaniacal despots and supposedly divinely appointed warriors, and whether it wants to strengthen the radical fringes in every country.
Or whether it wants to find its center in democracy and unity, in order to tackle the great challenges of this future world.
It's time to use your voice, and a good start would be, for example, the parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, in Hungary.
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How has it that for millennia, people have believed that those who create extraordinary things are also good people?
This stems primarily from a deep-seated desire for a just and orderly world. We instinctively want beauty (art, talent) and truth (morality) to flow from the same source.
"Tech bros" (like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or, in the past, Steve Jobs) are not technological saviors.
They are not Leonardo da Vincis or Einsteins.
its exciting and frightening at the same time: The generations now alive must solve what hasn't been solved before, before its too late.
At the same time generations before us managed the unthinkable, a long struggle against barbarism, a struggle when the odds were against them, and one that produced results.
We need to do our part, and we never had more means at our disposal for doing so. The time for lazyness and excuses is over.
we have the grandest and most versatile tabular rasa ever available to humanity: the digital domain
It has been already a source of imense creative destruction, but mostly on the negative side, as existing power structures have been much more adroid at embracing it and shaping it.
But therein lies also the enormous opportunity and responsiblity.
@randahl
Pakistan's offer of a two-week ceasefire and an extension of the deadline was reported via live tickers yesterday, Apr. 7, 2026, at approximately 9:30 p.m. (CEST).
This occurred just under four and a half hours before the ultimatum set by US President Donald Trump, which was due to expire at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 a.m. German time).
Sharif had previously published his appeal on the X platform, prompting an immediate market reaction and a slight decline in oil prices.
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