Bistro..

 

Shortage..

 

Labor shortages are already yielding a war for talent that is being fought between US cities and states, including assembly line workers, nurses and teachers. But the people wars are going to be global as well.

In China the population shrank last year for the first time since the 1960s. 

Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted a historic exodus of people from both countries of which others like Germany and Poland are reaping the unfortunate workforce benefits. 

Other nations like Australia and Canada are mounting aggressive recruiting efforts for skilled migrants.

It’s all bound to have geopolitical consequences. Grand visions need people, and in too many economies around the world there just aren’t enough people to live up to the ambitions. Just a thought.

Peace..

 

New Era..

 

China’s efforts in brokering a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been seen by analysts as broader signs of a “changing global order”.

During talks in Beijing on Friday, Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within two months. The agreement also stipulated affirming “the respect for the sovereignty of states and the non-interference in internal affairs of states”.

China’s role as a mediator in resolving longstanding issues between the regional foes had not been made public prior to the announcement.

Wang reportedly said China will continue to play a constructive role in handling hotspot issues and demonstrate responsibility as a major nation. He added that as a “good-faith” and “reliable” mediator, China has fulfilled its duties as a host for dialogue.

Peace and prosperity is the new era for nations. Bombing countries never changed ideology. China is taking the right path for prospirity. Just a thought.

Pendulum..

 

President Biden is planning to approve an $8 billion oil drilling project on federal land on Alaska’s North Slope next week, according to multiple reports. 

His expected authorization of ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project, the largest proposed oil project in the country, would be a marked change from his previous insistence that the US transition away from fossil fuels. 

Senior administration officials have signed off on three of the five drilling sites proposed by oil company ConocoPhillips as part of its Willow Project in the National Petroleum Reserve located in North Slope Borough, Alaska, Bloomberg reported Friday evening. ConocoPhillips previously stated that, for the project to remain economic viability, the federal government would need to approve at least three of the sites.

A day late and too dollars short. 

U2-Ballon..

 

Until now most of the media's focus has been on the China balloons. Yet to many military historians, it is the involvement of that other symbol of a bygone time, the U-2, that is far more telling when it comes to espionage.

In the 1960s and 1970s, at least five of them were shot down while on surveillance missions over China.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was responsible for all of America's U-2s at the time the planes were shot down.

Adding to the mystery was that the planes were being flown not by US pilots nor under a US flag, but by pilots from Taiwan who, in a striking parallel to today's balloon saga, claimed to be involved in a weather research initiative. What a story! 

ust a "U2-Ballon Saga" thought.      [Brad Lendon and Wayne Chang, CNN]

Ballons..

 

The transiting of three suspected Chinese spy balloons over the continental US during the Trump administration was only discovered after President Joe Biden took office, a senior administration official told CNN on Sunday.

The official did not say how or when those incidents were discovered.
Comment:
This statement doesn't say much about the 800 billion dollars annual budget for the US military. It clearly indicates that this was discovered during Biden's time.  So during Biden's time, the great US military, discovered and down the balloons.

The blame is directed at the military during President Trump time. 
Downing three Balloons, defending Democracy somewhere, Disastrous Afghan withdrawal, support the Ukraine war with Billions and finally looking the other direction on the earthquake victims are few of our National achievement some media claim. 

These are great things that we should celebrate it with say, releasing some balloons. 

Run..

 

Back..

 

Bad..

 
The information is very much known then in 2020... but the Democrats accused the president of bigotry and other accusation while knowing the truth all along.  Gimmicks.