oh no anyway
> Expats fleeing Dubai fear increased UK tax bills
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/expats-dubai-tax-bills-uae-br2h6t80f
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Nothing brings tech titans together like taxes.
This week, as the specter of a California “#billionaire #tax” ballot initiative gained momentum,
the moguls grew furious.
The outrage reached a fever pitch on X,
where the following scenarios were predicted, should the initiative be approved in Nov…
Why do I have the feeling that the word "nihilism" was difficult to avoid in this quote:
“I think Silicon Valley is immersed in a titanic battle between the hippie value system of the Steve Jobs generation and the Ayn Randian libertarian values of the Peter Thiel generation.”
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Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has reported that a projectile hit the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, following what it described as continued hostile actions by US and Israeli forces.
The incident, which took place on Tuesday night, caused “no financial or technical damage, and no casualties”, and “no part of the facility” was affected, it said.
The AEOI said the same nuclear power plant was hit on 17 March.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/24/iran-war-live-updates-trump-ursula-von-der-leyen-oil-prices-energy-crisis-israel-strikes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
“It’s open warfare, and in such a situation, it becomes even harder for anyone who is left in the regime to want to suggest that they’re willing to work with the US … They’ll be killed before they get out of bed the following day.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/iran-venezuela-trump-regime-capture?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
In der Zwischenzeit ist Amherd zurückgetreten und das Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz (Babs) hat im vergangenen August einen neuen Bericht zur Situation des Katastrophenschutzes veröffentlicht. Die Aussagen lassen aufhorchen.
Es sei eine «Fehleinschätzung», dass das Gesundheitswesen Ausnahmesituationen «problemlos bewältigen könne», heisst es im Bericht.
https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/crans-montana-schweiz-hat-katastrophenvorsorge-vernachlaessigt-934019992138
The specific drug allegations made against Maduro by the US are seen by most experts as flimsy, and would not represent convincing grounds under international or US law for the attack on Venezuela and Maduro’s abduction. In repeated statements, Trump has made clear he is more covetous of Venezuela’s oil than motivated by a desire to bring Maduro before a court, or deliver democracy to the people of Venezuela.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/03/putin-russia-us-foreign-policy-venezuela?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other