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Fisk: "Sloppy use of language was also one of the most dangerous aspects of successive American 'peace' accords. Clinton was good on cliché and rhetoric but.. lazy when it came to points of detail. Despite all the handshakes and platitudes at Wye, for example, both Palestinians and Israelis went home with diametrically opposite ideas of what had been achieved. Netanyahu was able to assure Jewish colonists that there would be no Palestinian state, while Arafat’s men could persuade their few remaining supporters that another Israeli withdrawal would be another step towards statehood. No sooner had Netanyahu returned to Israel than his foreign minister, Ariel Sharon, urged settlers to 'seize every hilltop they can' in the West Bank. In a real battle of wits between equal partners, Arafat might have made a few Netanyahu-like conditions: no continuation of the 'peace process' unless Israel renounced its exclusive claim to Jerusalem as a capital—which precluded 'final status' talks; no more Jewish settlements on occupied Arab land; no more negotiations until Netanyahu ended Jewish settler attacks on Palestinians. But Arafat could not do that — and Washington would not talk to him if he did. So the Wye talks probably ended any Palestinian hope for a just peace. Israel would be allowed to go on building more Jewish settlements on occupied land, confiscating Palestinian identity papers, demolishing Palestinian homes. And Arafat — for perhaps 14 per cent of the 22 per cent of mandate 'Palestine' that was left — had promised to protect the Israelis who were building the settlements, confiscating the identity papers and demolishing the homes"

"@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

Microsoft are effectively giving up on Copilot Pro subscription ($20/month) as almost nobody paid for it.

Instead they are bundling it into Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions and inflating the renewal prices there. There’s no opt out.

Effectively allows the Copilot revenue and user numbers to be inflated"

CNBC: "China October exports record highest jump in 19 months, imports decline more than expected"

#UpFront #Grim

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Forbes: "The Saudis Eye Hydrogen And A New Energy Superpower Status"

Reuters: "Russia launches Soyuz rocket with dozens of satellites.. Among the 53 small satellites are two Iranian satellites, the Kowsar, a high-resolution imaging satellite, and Hodhod, a small communications satellite"

#UA #RU - 11/01 - 11/08

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Politico: "Gavin Newsom’s quest to ‘Trump-proof’ California enrages incoming president"

2028 campaigning already started. Here is your Dem front-runner.

Politico: "‘We won’t sit idle': Newsom goes on offensive against Trump.. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling a special session of the Legislature to shore up the state’s legal defenses against President-elect Donald Trump, he announced Thursday"