DaveFr

I don't want "vetted" stores. I don't care if it's open-source or decentralized or interoperable (though, fine I guess if it is). What I actually want is stores that are scraped, preferably adversarially. When Amazon, Walmart et. al. try to shut you down, I will know you have something worth using.

The Taliban hosted al Qaeda and sheltered bin Laden, they were plenty involved.

Israel is a nuclear power. Seems obvious that if Iran gains and uses nukes, they'll receive nuclear retaliation. Does Iran want that?

> I think you’re ignoring the historical context. Jews were being systematically targeted all over Europe, and at the height of the Islamic empire they held ministerial positions in the royal court.

I don't understand what point you're trying to make. Individual Jews held prestigious positions in Europe as well. So what?

> Btw, as a native Arabic speaker, I find it extremely interesting how you’re using ‘dhimma’ to mean servitude, when it literally means those who were given an oath to be protected.

Yes, the literal and practical meanings differ. And of course, relying on others for protection leaves you at their mercy and locks you into a position of submission towards your "protector". Avoiding that reliance is perhaps the primary purpose of Israel.

??? The US gives billions in aid to Jordan and Egypt, who torture and kill dissident civilians. And, it's not a genocide to lose a war you started.

(Looks like I can reply now) I feel I've pretty clearly answered your question of "what 'revisionist' means in that context". Dhimmitude is absolutely not a basis for peace. If it helps, think of Zionism as a civil rights movement, but more aligned with Malcom X than MLK.

I don't believe it's incidental that there have always been Jewish settlements, it's exactly the point: Muslims were fine with Jewish settlements so long as the Jews were subservient to a ruling Muslim power, but Jewish self-determination was intolerable.

I do agree that arguing about who deserves what is not constructive. 1948 was 78 years ago, there are ~10 million Israelis, and the country has nukes. The historical perspective is not very helpful here.

Nobody says this about any Islamic country

The idea is that this is a political deal, not a business deal - by buying WBD, the Ellisons add CNN to a portfolio that already includes CBS and TikTok, and shaping coverage matters more to them than the stock price.

Thanks, I appreciate the reply

I have a few questions:

Can you buy and sell shares tax-free if the cash > security > cash conversions all happen inside the IRA?

What about capital gains taxes?

Can the money inside the IRA be spent?

Could you borrow against the IRA as collateral?

Can you make exotic investments or are there limitations?

This is closer to a subtweet than meaningful writing, but I bet it's cathartic.