TMI Show Ep 213: “Afghanistan Reels From US Sanctions & Earthquake”

Still reeling from two decades of brutal US occupation followed by cruel sanctions designed by Biden/Trump to make poor Afghans suffer even more, Afghanistan has been hit by a devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the country’s mountainous east. Rescue teams are dealing with rugged terrain, landslides and ruined roads to search for survivors as the death toll climbs to 1,400, with thousands injured. The Taliban government is begging in vain for international aid, spotlighting the urgent humanitarian crisis in Kunar province, where mud-brick homes have collapsed, trapping residents. Controversy surrounds the adequacy of aid delivery and infrastructure resilience in this seismically active region along the Alpide belt.

Plus:
• Belgium Recognizes Palestine: Belgium slams sanctions on Israel, even as the Jewish state continues its grinding genocide of the Palestinian people and WaPo exposes a secret US-Israeli plan to annex Gaza and expel its entire population, compensating each victim with $5,000.

• Shanghai Summit: China, India, and Russia lead the SCO Summit in Tianjin, advocating for a multipolar world resisting Western hegemony. Xi Jinping highlights the group’s $30 trillion economic output and growing global influence.

• Taco Bell’s AI Fail: A drive-thru experiment at 500 locations is a catastrophe, with customers frustrated by errors and creepy interactions. Nevertheless, parent company Yum Brands partners with Nvidia to refine AI, joining McDonald’s and Wendy’s in disastrous fast-food tech trials.