#Iran’s production in pandemic stricken 2020 was the lowest in ~40 yrs, the EIA #said.
Experts say that even if #Trump had been reelected, he would have had trouble keeping #sanctions from eroding. In particular, #China has become adept at evading US sanctions by arranging for many buyers of Iranian oil to be small, semi-independent refineries known as “teapots.” Such entities accounted for about ⅕ of China’s worldwide #oil imports, per Reuters.
#KamalaHarris did the #impossible, and #said exactly the #right #thing about #Israel and #Gaza.
The #Democratic #candidate finally spoke about her #position on #Israel’s #Genocide against #civilians in #Gaza — and revealed her #pragmatism.
https://forward.com/opinion/647505/kamala-harris-gaza-israel-dnc-palestinian-rights/
Finally read #TejuCole's Open City (2011) & this passage, along with others referencing #Said, #Benjamin, #Didion, #Melville, #Coetzee, about plagues really stood out : "I read somewhere recently that the city of Leiden lost thirty-five percent of its population in a five-year period in the 1630s. What could it mean to live with such a possibility, with people of all ages dropping dead around you all the time? The thing is we have no idea" (200-201).
