« #Fitch downgraded its #CreditRating for the U.S. government, from AAA to AA+, two months after the debt-ceiling crisis was resolved. “In Fitch’s view, there has been a steady deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years, including on fiscal and debt matters,” the rating agency said Tuesday. Fitch said the U.S. appeared to suffer from an “erosion of governance,” pointing to the #Washington #brinkmanship over the #DebtCeiling as an example.»

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/dems-debt-downgrade-rests-shoulders-speaker-mccarthy-rcna97756

CALL THEIR BLUFF!
THEY WILL BACK DOWN, THEY HAVE NOT OPTION!

As for #President #Biden, the White House says it will not negotiate“This is something that #must #get #done”

This is the right approach — there were, after all, #no #negotiations over the #debt #limit when Donald #Trump was president — but Biden could and should go further than #rejecting #Republican #brinkmanship; he should reject the #debt $limit itself as an #unconstitutional use of #congressional #power

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/opinion/debt-limit-congress-biden-mccarthy.html

Even the #Brookings Think Tank is worried!

The McCarthy deal is guaranteed fiscal brinkmanship

Important parts of Kevin McCarthy’s deal-making last week involved #government #funding and the debt limit, suggesting that we are in for yet another round of high stakes #fiscal #brinkmanship, with the health of the economy at stake.

In both the formal rules adopted for the session and the additional commitments made by #McCarthy to building a winning coalition

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2023/01/12/the-mccarthy-deal-is-guaranteed-fiscal-brinkmanship/

https://reseauinternational.net/pourquoi-loffensive-hivernale-de-poutine-entrainera-lentree-en-guerre-des-etats-unis/ #brinkmanship “We think Biden is going to war with Russia.” [We must stop this.]

noun: brinkmanship

the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.
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OSCE: Evidence of espionage for the benefit of Ukraine and NATO

https://reseauinternational.net/osce-les-preuves-despionnage-au-profit-de-lukraine-et-de-lotan-saccumulent/
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Why Putin’s winter offensive will lead to America’s entry into the war?

https://reseauinternational.net/pourquoi-loffensive-hivernale-de-poutine-entrainera-lentree-en-guerre-des-etats-unis/
[Can we prevent this “winter offensive” from even taking place?]
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https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/why-putins-winter-offensive-will-prompt-us-entry-into-the-war/

“Perhaps, cooler heads will prevail and the administration will pull back from the brink, but we think that is highly unlikely. We think the decision has already been made: We think the United States is going to war with Russia.”

That's probably one of the reasons why #Russia will give up #Enerhodar NPP in the near future. Not the only one.
The #brinkmanship game did not work see my thread here: https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1595356681810083843?t=kG9RUYSri7jepQMhYzdWcA&s=19

@thatbrickster
2/2 anger re the #abusiveImmigration Australia has and nothing more.

We won't give names. He didn't use his real firstname anyway.

He appeared to spare no expense and had a bunch of #moneyLosing ventures going like a #travelCompany etc. Illustrates to us now how big the 2015-today #USBudget to support the nazis appears to've been.

The #brinkmanship and training has paid off for the #NATO #propaganda machine, as some NPCs are chomping at the bit for #theRussians right now.

Who needs to push wild narratives of a UN #depopulation agenda when we have #NATO egging on #Ukraine to do something stupid in their name?

Sort of makes UN #sustainabilityGoals like access to #contraception, family planning and quality #education for all seem like access to contraception, #familyPlanning and quality #educationForAll.

Jeebus!

You mean its not about drinking baby elephant blood and harvesting genetic stemcell men to keep #theSimpsons episode generator going?

#brinkmanship #UN

Sadly delusional #BoJo will disappoint the Brits. With his hard #Brexit #brinkmanship he will provoke the disintegration of the United Kingdom rather than a new golden age. But then again he'd be a highly suitable character for #LittleEngland... #populism has never solved any issue.