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I usually write off most cable network shows, but the dynamic between the two leads and their acting is top notch and so far it has pretty excellent world building (I’m almost done with season 1).

It also does a really good job of combining spy thrillers, family dramas, and sci fi dramas into one.

Considering it got cancelled after its third season, I’m prepared to be let down with the ending but looking forward to where they go with it.

It’s also done an excellent job of giving the wife of the main lead plenty of agency and development separate from him.

Wonder if anyone who has seen it has any thoughts or other cable TV shows I might have written off.

[-] Sulvy@hexbear.net 79 points 2 weeks ago

President serenaded with YMCA at lavish banquet after heaping praise on ‘good friend’ Xi

Trump glazed Xi and they played his favorite song for him like a toddler, amazing

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South Korea official floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boom

A top South Korean official has proposed a tax on AI profits to be redistributed among society as a semiconductor boom drives massive earnings for tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.

From another article: AI tax scare wipes out $300B: Why Samsung, Nvidia, and chip stocks fell

The proposal initially sent the Korean benchmark Kospi index down as much as 5.1%, wiping out more than $300 billion in value.

[-] Sulvy@hexbear.net 67 points 1 month ago

US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions to ease Iran war shortages despite Bessent denial

spoilerWASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out such a move.

The so-called general license means U.S. sanctions will not apply for 30 days on deliveries of Russian oil that has been loaded on tankers as of Friday. It extended a similar 30-day license issued in March for Russian oil that had been loaded by March 11.

The extension underscores how the fallout from the Iran war has boosted Moscow’s ability to profit from its energy exports, which had been restrained since the invasion of Ukraine.

Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, Bessent ruled out extending the license.

“We will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil, and we will not be renewing the general license on Iranian oil,” he said.

The administration did not immediately explain the reversal.

[-] Sulvy@hexbear.net 75 points 1 month ago

There's really only 2 options for the US at this point, fold or double down. Try to rein in Israel or try to take the Strait. Both will fail, and I cannot imagine the US will sit by while Iran controls the global distribution of oil. If the US were logical they would abandon Israel. I feel like shit is about to hit the fan and while I admire the Iranians for putting their foot down, I pray for their safety.

[-] Sulvy@hexbear.net 89 points 2 months ago

Well first off, through Allah, all things are possible so jot that down

[-] Sulvy@hexbear.net 96 points 3 months ago

Dude isn’t even cold and people are thinking the geopolitical implications are settled lol

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[-] Sulvy@hexbear.net 65 points 10 months ago

It means the White House is full of pedophiles and implies someone should do something about it

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Okay the dems tweeting this is actually kind of wild…like do they even realize this is basically a hamas-red-triangle

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I’ve had like a dozen contacts join in the last few days, wayyyy more than the average of like 2 a month (if that). Really hoping it’s people getting exposed to the horrors of Israel. idf-cool

[-] Sulvy@hexbear.net 71 points 11 months ago

I can’t even figure out what point this guy is trying to make

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(Not sure of the veracity of the first tweet)

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Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, has announced it is laying down its arms and disbanding.

The move followed a call in February by the group's jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for it to disband.

The PKK insurgency initially aimed to create an independent homeland for Kurds, who account for about 20% of Turkey's population. But it has since moved away from its separatist goals, focusing instead on more autonomy and greater Kurdish rights.

More than 40,000 people have been killed since the insurgency began.

The PKK - which is banned as a terrorist group in Turkey, the EU, UK and US - said it has "completed its historical mission" and would "end the method of armed struggle."

From now on, the Kurdish issue "can be resolved through democratic politics", the group said in a statement published on the PKK-affiliated news agency ANF.

In February, Ocalan, 76, called on his movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. The PKK leader has been in solitary confinement in prison on an island in the Sea of Marmara, south-west of Istanbul, since 1999.

Ocalan wrote a letter from prison in February saying "there is no alternative to democracy in the pursuit and realisation of a political system. Democratic consensus is the fundamental way."

It is unclear what Ocalan and his supporters will get in return for disbanding but there is speculation that he may be paroled.

Kurdish politicians will be hoping for a new political dialogue, and a pathway towards greater Kurdish rights.

Both sides had reasons to do a deal now. The PKK has been hit hard by the Turkish military in recent years, and regional changes have made it harder for them and their affiliates to operate in Iraq and Syria.

President Erdogan needs the support of pro Kurdish political parties if he is to be able to run again in Turkey's next presidential election, due in 2028.

The decision to disband was an important step towards a "terror-free Turkey", and the process would be monitored by state institutions, a spokesperson for President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party said, according to Reuters news agency.

Winthrop Rodgers, from the international affairs think tank Chatham House, said it would take "a major democratic transition by Turkey" to accommodate demands from Kurdish political parties.

There has been "some goodwill" from some Turkish leaders in recent months, Mr Rodgers said, which allowed the PKK disbandment to play out.

He added: "But whether that extends to the major changes needed to ensure full Kurdish participation in politics and society is far less clear.

"In a lot of ways, the ball is in Turkey's court."

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