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Trump's snatching of Maduro shows a new level of unrestrained global power

12 points by sipofwater 9mo ago

sipofwater 9mo ago
Mirror for "Trump's snatching of Maduro shows a new level of unrestrained global power": https://archive.ph/eIX3a https://archive.ph/eIX3a
sipofwater 9mo ago
"Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level" "In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.": https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/us/politics/trump-imperial-presidency.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/us/politics/trump-imperia... (www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/us/politics/trump-imperial-presidency.html) ... Mirror: https://archive.ph/YGtu3 https://archive.ph/YGtu3
sipofwater 9mo ago
* "The Histomap. Four Thousand Years Of World History. Relative Power Of Contemporary States, Nations And Empires." by John B. Sparks: https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200375~3001080:The-Histomap--Four-Thousand-Years-O https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~2... (www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200375~3001080:The-Histomap--Four-Thousand-Years-O), https://web.archive.org/web/20130813230833if_/alanbernstein.net/images/large/histomap.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20130813230833if_/alanbernstein.... (4194 x 19108 pixels, web.archive.org/web/20130813230833if_/alanbernstein.net/images/large/histomap.jpg) via https://web.archive.org/web/20130813230833/alanbernstein.net/images/large/histomap.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20130813230833/alanbernstein.net... (web.archive.org/web/20130813230833/alanbernstein.net/images/large/histomap.jpg); https://archive.ph/1wEk8/332f1c70b1ffd9854847dbfa7ad77b4915cbd50a.jpg https://archive.ph/1wEk8/332f1c70b1ffd9854847dbfa7ad77b4915c... (4194 x 19108 pixels, archive.ph/1wEk8/332f1c70b1ffd9854847dbfa7ad77b4915cbd50a.jpg) via https://archive.ph/1wEk8 https://archive.ph/1wEk8 * "(Covers to) The Histomap. Four Thousand Years Of World History. Relative Power Of Contemporary States, Nations And Empires.": https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200374~3000299:-Covers-to--The-Histomap--Four-Thou https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~2... (www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200374~3000299:-Covers-to--The-Histomap--Four-Thou)
sipofwater 9mo ago
"The world without hegemony" "As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come": https://aeon.co/essays/what-southeast-asian-history-tells-us-about-a-multipolar-order https://aeon.co/essays/what-southeast-asian-history-tells-us... (aeon.co/essays/what-southeast-asian-history-tells-us-about-a-multipolar-order) via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45771497 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45771497 ; https://archive.ph/wBrLt https://archive.ph/wBrLt
k310 9mo ago
That is one hell of a way to distract from Epstein. I was expecting war, but kidnapping was a surprise. There is a history, of killing, as in Saddam, Bin Laden, and Soleimani,notably.
beardyw 9mo ago
> unrestrained global power No, this is just flouting the understandings which support what peace we have in the world. The only people cheering are those who assume this kind of chaos could never touch them. It will end badly.

12 points by sipofwater 9mo ago

Mirror for "Trump's snatching of Maduro shows a new level of unrestrained global power": https://archive.ph/eIX3a https://archive.ph/eIX3a

sipofwater 9mo ago

"Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level" "In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.": https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/us/politics/trump-imperial-presidency.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/us/politics/trump-imperia... (www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/us/politics/trump-imperial-presidency.html) ... Mirror: https://archive.ph/YGtu3 https://archive.ph/YGtu3

sipofwater 9mo ago

* "The Histomap. Four Thousand Years Of World History. Relative Power Of Contemporary States, Nations And Empires." by John B. Sparks: https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200375~3001080:The-Histomap--Four-Thousand-Years-O https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~2... (www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200375~3001080:The-Histomap--Four-Thousand-Years-O), https://web.archive.org/web/20130813230833if_/alanbernstein.net/images/large/histomap.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20130813230833if_/alanbernstein.... (4194 x 19108 pixels, web.archive.org/web/20130813230833if_/alanbernstein.net/images/large/histomap.jpg) via https://web.archive.org/web/20130813230833/alanbernstein.net/images/large/histomap.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20130813230833/alanbernstein.net... (web.archive.org/web/20130813230833/alanbernstein.net/images/large/histomap.jpg); https://archive.ph/1wEk8/332f1c70b1ffd9854847dbfa7ad77b4915cbd50a.jpg https://archive.ph/1wEk8/332f1c70b1ffd9854847dbfa7ad77b4915c... (4194 x 19108 pixels, archive.ph/1wEk8/332f1c70b1ffd9854847dbfa7ad77b4915cbd50a.jpg) via https://archive.ph/1wEk8 https://archive.ph/1wEk8 * "(Covers to) The Histomap. Four Thousand Years Of World History. Relative Power Of Contemporary States, Nations And Empires.": https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200374~3000299:-Covers-to--The-Histomap--Four-Thou https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~2... (www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200374~3000299:-Covers-to--The-Histomap--Four-Thou)

sipofwater 9mo ago

"The world without hegemony" "As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come": https://aeon.co/essays/what-southeast-asian-history-tells-us-about-a-multipolar-order https://aeon.co/essays/what-southeast-asian-history-tells-us... (aeon.co/essays/what-southeast-asian-history-tells-us-about-a-multipolar-order) via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45771497 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45771497 ; https://archive.ph/wBrLt https://archive.ph/wBrLt

k310 9mo ago

That is one hell of a way to distract from Epstein. I was expecting war, but kidnapping was a surprise. There is a history, of killing, as in Saddam, Bin Laden, and Soleimani,notably.

beardyw 9mo ago

> unrestrained global power No, this is just flouting the understandings which support what peace we have in the world. The only people cheering are those who assume this kind of chaos could never touch them. It will end badly.