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“Diplomacy with adversaries rarely begins with moral clarity. It begins when the costs of illusion exceed the discomfort of reality.” Ali Vaez, from his article, “America and Iran’s Strange Moment of Opportunity” published in Foreign Affairs. The idea proposed by Vaez is that since the conflict is seemingly at a stalemate, opportunities for peace may be possible since every attempt at coercion by both sides has failed. He also points out that this conflict is following a similar pattern in US diplomacy with rival countries, specifically China and Vietnam. In this patter, the US attempted to isolate these communist countries, only to later partner with them on some level to better serve US interests. But honestly, who knows when or how this conflict will end?

GM, nostr. Just had my coffee and imma hit the garden for some weeding. I hope your day is as beautiful as the first cherry tomato I’ve received!

You wanna hear something funny? I used to be so impressed by people who placed a straight up-and-down line " | " in their social media profiles, or in articles. It was as if they transcended above the forward or backward slash that I wielded for years. I used to think it was just a lower-case L, but whenever I did that it looked different and stupid. And I used to wonder how in the world they did that. Well, I'm nearing fifty, and I just figured out last year that it was an actual button on the keyboard. 🤷‍♂️

Hey everyone. I’ve been off #nostr for a while…had a kid in the hospital. Things have leveled out, so I have more mental bandwidth. What’s new? Is Habla up and running again? I’m excited to get back to writing.

GM

I wrote these words a lifetime ago while defending my thesis. I shudder when I read them again, and it makes me miss my friends.

Hey, #nostr fam! I’ve been on a streaming support kick lately on @Fountain. What started with podcasts has expanded into the music. I now have a playlist of all my favorite artists and songs that I listen to all day. If you’re on my list, I’m streaming to you! Value for value…that’s what this about right?? That’s what strengthens our community, and I am 100% on board now. @Contra @𝕾𝖊𝖗 𝕾𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖕𝖞 @NumberGoExp, you’re my latest list additions…Keep killin’ it! View quoted note →

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