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Thanks for the world of evidence contained in the "Nope." So much more convincing than a "No.". However.... "The ratio of euro area public expenditure to GDP increased substantially in recent years, from 46.9% in 2019 – the pre-pandemic baseline – to 52.6% in 2021 and to 50.7% in 2022." https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic-bulletin/focus/2023/html/ecb.ebbox202303_07~ca65de8ae5.en.html#:~:text=The ratio of euro area,and to 50.7% in 2022. Federal spending grew 45% in fiscal year 2020. https://usafacts.org/state-of-the-union-2021/budget/ Ya think those percentages are similar?

It doesn't work. But wages haven't remained the same. They've gone up too.

Fueling inflation? Really? So those trillions of dollars somehow also affected the the rest of the world's rapid rise in inflation? (China is the exception and its economy is having its own hard times now) In fact, as has now become clear, the inflation was due to the huge increase in demand for goods and the fact that there were less workers available to supply them and there were bottlenecks at ports. Actually, quite similar to what happened during WW2. Now that demand for goods is less and demand for services has gone up, inflation is rapidly decreasing. One thing that people who bewail inflation fail to note is that it has made it easier for most Americans, who mostly hold 30 year mortgages at fixed rates, to repay those mortgages.

Funny. On the one hand you claim that the consequences of the covid pandemic were a worldwide phenomenon, so not Trump's fault, but when it comes to inflation, another worldwide phenomenon, it's Biden's fault. Doublethink much?

Do you understand that the United States is pretty much outpacing the rest of the developed world in real GDP growth? That unemployment is at a very low level? That the lowest paid workers have recorded the fastest pace in wage growth? That productivity has risen?

Outdated much? https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351276/wage-growth-vs-inflation-us/ And for production workers and non supervisory staff, the news is a lot better:

Nio built 2,000 battery swap stations globally, leaving Geely, CATL, and GAC far behind Nio surpassed the 2000 swap station milestone. The company operates 1,975 swap stations in China and 27 in Europe, bringing the total number to 2002 as of today. The Hefei-based EV maker is getting faster: The first 1,000 took Nio four years, and adding the second 1,000 took them a year and three months. https://carnewschina.com/2023/10/20/nio-built-2000-battery-swap-stations-globally-leaving-geely-catl-and-gac-far-behind/ Factbox: How many battery swap and charging stations does Nio have in China's largest cities? As of July 28, Nio had 1,591 battery swap stations, 1,535 supercharging stations and 1,317 destination charging stations in China. Its charging map also has access to 763,449 third-party charging piles. https://cnevpost.com/2023/07/29/how-many-battery-swap-charging-stations-nio-china-cities/ NIO: 10 Billion Kilometers, 20 Million Battery Swaps https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/12/nio-10-billion-kilometers-driven-20-million-battery-swaps/ You know, you could have looked this up on a thing called the internet. Or maybe you think putting something in all CAPITAL LETTERS makes it true? At any rate the correct answer to your question is: SOMEWHERE.

Baiting much?

Projecting much?

It's a good thing that the Tories haven't let the public down on the National Health Service. Because if they had, then their position would be hopeless...oh wait a minute.

"The position he writes from is not a favorable one"? Really? That's all you've got? I'm looking at all this person's articles. It's not exactly favorable to be living in Lebanon and writing very critical articles about Syria. In fact, it's quite dangerous. Yet he does that. A lot. He also writes articles critical of the government in Lebanon. And of Jordan. He doesn't act like someone who writes out of fear or whose operating principle is discretion is the better part of valor. In fact, he reports like a very principled journalist. But on this issue, he's going to take an excursion into dodginess? Really?

On the other hand, there is a viable way not to remain uninformed. It's called reading. Record Growth in Renewables Achieved Despite Energy Crisis Expansion of renewable power generation in 2022 confirms upward trend of renewables against declining new fossil fuel capacity Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 21 March 2023 – By the end of 2022, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3372 Gigawatt (GW), growing the stock of renewable power by a record 295 GW or by 9.6 per cent. An impressive 83 per cent of all power capacity added last year was produced by renewables. https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2023/Mar/Record-9-point-6-Percentage-Growth-in-Renewables-Achieved-Despite-Energy-Crisis

Please. It's pretty hard to establish facts in that kind of case. He could just have easily reported Israel claims this, Hezbollah claims that. But it's intriguing to see that you have such respect for his employer, The New Arab.

Given the far greater toxicity of fentanyl, its variants, animal tranquilizers and such, heroin seems almost healthful by comparison.

And what are those pieces on related issues? Care to share a link? And I don't think it would take much guesswork to reason that if his articles were as you described, the Washington Post wouldn't have used his services. And it was you who raised the issue of his relation to Hezbollah: "Considering this involves Hezbollah, expecting him to be openly critical, weary or even objective regarding this is an choice. "

I should have known better than to trust your characterization of William Christou's reporting. Actually, his focus seems to be on Human Rights and corruption in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. He does have a few articles about Israel. But nothing strongly slanted. In fact, in one article he reports on a cease fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah that was broken by...Hezbollah. At least, according to his reporting. Doesn't seem like he's in Hezbollah's pocket Here's a link to the articles that he's written for The New Arab. https://www.newarab.com/author/67949/william-christou I suspect that the Washington Post took him on for this story precisely because of the quality of his reporting. Not despite.

What has that got to do with Rabas' claim that Israeli actions in Gaza are making Gazans have second thoughts about Hamas? One bad comment deserves a dubious one?

I do wish people would actually click on links before making claims about paywalls But in case it doesn't work, here's how to legally bypass most paywalls. Copy the URL. Go to archive.today Paste the URL into the indicated field. Click on SAVE. It should take you to the page. ANd here's a message I got from Foreigh Policy when I clicked on the link to this report This one is on us. You are currently enjoying a Foreign Affairs article. Get full access by subscribing. Already a subscriber? Log in here.

And how many condemnations of Israel come from Wobblybob? Any?

I'm sure you think that has something to do with Rabas claims that the people of Gaza are lessening in their support of Hamas due to massive destruction from Israeli bombing. On the contrary. Which is not surprising. Mass bombing has never been a way to win over the hearts and mind of the civilian population. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israels-failed-bombing-campaign-gaza

Really? I noticed that supporters of Israel cite the huge level of support for Hamas as reported by polling organizations as a reason not to be concerned about Gazans fate.

Sure, the Washington Post is going to go way out on a limb for the sake of a headline? You think finger-pointing by the Washington Post after the fact is going to protect them and the 2 co-reporters from severe criticism? That's how the things work? Maybe in opposite world but not so much here on Planet Earth.

The thing is, I regularly provide evidence to back up my opinions. Those are what are called informed opinions. Now, you may believe that an uninformed opinion is no less valuable than an informed one. I don't.

I would? Really? In making a choice between, on the one hand, a highly respected journalistic institution that has its credibility on the line, and, on the other, an anonymous internet poster, who wouldn't? And of course it's addressing what you posted. You think the Post didn't take this past journalistic history into account?

IYUO. Unless you can provide evidence otherwise