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This is a double obscenity: first, that one person can amass so much wealth, and second, that this one person is Elon Musk. The truth about capitalism is now more stark and obvious than ever. One myth after another falls apart in the light of the rise of this raving fascist grifter to the position of richest human in all of history.
The World Meteorological Organisation is warning that a rare Super ‘El Niño’ is on its way – spelling floods, mudslides, droughts, crop failures, wildfires, skyrocketing temperatures and general climate volatility. There is an 80% chance for almost every part of the globe to reach above-average temperatures in June and July, and a 90% chance that the impacts of El Niño will be felt all the way into November, and potentially beyond.
From the viewpoint of international capitalism, it will take months for energy supplies to return to ‘normality’. The Chief Executive of Shell, Wael Sawan has stated: “You would require, we think, close to a year, if not longer, to be able to find equilibrium again.” And that is assuming the truce holds.
This vast real estate project is extremely destructive to Albania’s biodiversity. The patriarchal head of the dynasty, Donald Trump himself, has clearly demonstrated his contempt for the natural world – epitomised in his sloganeering “Drill Baby Drill” and his and the Israeli regime’s ecocide in Gaza.
These examples contradict the analysis of an irrefutable triumph disseminated by the regional right and some media outlets. On the contrary, both examples show that this triumph is more apparent than real. Donald Trump’s blatant support is not only an open intervention to favor the right, but also a sign of its weakness, making it clear that it is incapable of winning on its own.
