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"The soft power and cultural

artappraiser — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:53:46 +0000

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"The soft power and cultural influence that many in Europe and the United States had hoped would someday make militaries obsolete has failed spectacularly to stem the aspirations of autocratic rule."

Open letter from the CEO of @PalantirTech on Ukraine.https://t.co/4HF6Of61uc
— Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) March 31, 2022

they make software and believed in its power, but here he is saying: that was an illusion, we still need that good old fashioned hardware

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:51:26 +0000

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has landed in Brussels for the upcoming G-7 meeting and confirmed the North Korea test as an ICBM. He says G-7 countries will discuss how to cooperate on response to NK ballistic missile launches and Japan will work w/US & Korea on response.
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) March 24, 2022

My messages before today’s

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:41:49 +0000

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Prime Minister of Estonia

My messages before today’s @NATO summit and #EUCO EU leaders’ meeting via @nytimes on how to contain the Kremlin’s aggression, support #Ukraine and go an extra mile in our own defence. https://t.co/oMcxhQU9Jh
— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) March 24, 2022

How Ukraine Unplugged from

artappraiser — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:16:24 +0000

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How Ukraine Unplugged from Russia and Joined Europe's Power Grid with Unprecedented Speed https://t.co/JMvCb9Qk33 ##foryourconsideration #feedly
— Doyu Shonin (@bear_risa) March 23, 2022

“We are the single most

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:46:06 +0000

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“We are the single most fragile neighbour of Ukraine… we need help to stay on our feet” - @nicupopescu tells @FinancialTimes

Receiving 100,000s of refugees & threatened by Russia’s invasion moving west, Moldova is heavily affected by the war in Ukraine https://t.co/hI7C2aJxDl
— Henry Foy (@HenryJFoy) March 22, 2022

Biden:

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 01:06:09 +0000

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Biden:

“We are at an inflection point..in the world. It occurs every 3 or 4 generations…60m people died between 1900-1946..and now is the time when things are shifting, there’s gonna be a NEW WORLD ORDER out there, and we’ve gotta LEAD IT..”pic.twitter.com/jRHIhwr8Qb
— Maajid أبو عمّار (@MaajidNawaz) March 22, 2022

listen to the whole thing, not just his excerpt

Legion of the damned: Inside

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:36:53 +0000

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Legion of the damned: Inside Ukraine’s army of misfits, veterans, and war tourists in the fight against Russia https://t.co/3uR1rs4d7F
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) March 20, 2022

the question is, what will the world end up with once those guys are done with this project?

^ it's a sure thing;

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:37:38 +0000

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^ it's a sure thing; skyrocketing food prices and lots more famine allover the world for a while, all you have to do is read his tweets

well, they'll have plenty of

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:36:31 +0000

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well, they'll have plenty of wheat to make the burger buns if they so chose, though - see NYT food crisis article below

Russia and Ukraine account

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:26:55 +0000

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Russia and Ukraine account for 30% of the world’s wheat exports, 17% of corn, 32% of barley & 75% of sunflower seed oil. Russia also exports about 15% of the world's fertilizer.

Now all of that food and fertilizer are stuck.

My story on a looming crisis:https://t.co/mIuWPkqDD9
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) March 20, 2022

Some more worrisome stats:

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, wheat prices have increased by 21%, barley by 33% and some fertilizers by 40%.

The UN said the war's impact on the food market could cause another 7.6 million to 13.1 million people to go hungry.https://t.co/mIuWPkqDD9
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) March 20, 2022

Consider: Armenia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan & Eritrea have imported all of their wheat from Russia & Ukraine.

Now they need new sources, but they're competing against bigger buyers like Turkey, Egypt, Bangladesh & Iran, which got more than 60% of their wheat from Russia & Ukraine.
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) March 20, 2022

And all of them will be bidding on an even smaller supply because China is buying much more than usual.

China just revealed that flooding delayed a third of its wheat crop, and now the upcoming harvest "can be said to be the worst in history,” said China’s agriculture minister.
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) March 20, 2022

North Africa & the Middle East rely on Russian and Ukrainian wheat. High food prices have also long been a catalyst for political upheavals there.

As a result, many governments subsidize food, but now high prices are squeezing budgets.

By @VivianHYee:https://t.co/p1oepGQ1iv
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) March 20, 2022

The war in Ukraine is exacerbating humanitarian crises elsewhere.

Aid workers in Afghanistan say it is making it more difficult to feed the 23 million Afghans — more than half the population — who already don't have enough to eat.

More from @Tmgneff: https://t.co/Dp3t64OOfd
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) March 20, 2022

But it's not just food. Russia is the world’s largest fertilizer exporter, and it has told its producers to halt exports.

Another major fertilizer exporter? Russia’s closest ally, Belarus. Just before the war, Belarus’s fertilizer exports were also blocked because of sanctions.
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) March 20, 2022

Brazil, the world’s largest producer of soybeans, purchases nearly half its potash fertilizer from Russia and Belarus. It has just three months of stockpiles left.

Now farmers are using less, if any, and the soybean crop, already hit by a drought, is likely to be even smaller.
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) March 20, 2022

Brazil sells most of its soybeans to China, which mostly uses them to feed livestock.

Fewer, pricier soybeans could force ranchers to cut back on animal feed, meaning smaller cows, pigs and chickens — and higher prices for meat.

Read our full story: https://t.co/mIuWPkqDD9
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) March 20, 2022