Recorded 11-12-25

Today's topics:

1) COP 30 Summit In Brazil:  The 30th Climate Change Summit is being held in the Amazon region of Brazil.  It includes for first time native peoples who live in the rain forests.  But support for controlling climate change is weakening.   Trump called it a 'hoax'.  What do you think?

2)  Will USA Lose It's Lead in Artificial Intelligence Race?: The US has traditionally been leader in advanced computing, including supplying chips for Artificial Intelligence (AI).  But other countries like China and even tiny United Arab Emirates, are in the race for world domination of this emerging critical industry sector.  How likely are they to surpass the US?  What would be the consequences? 

3)  Israel Is Expanding Settlements in Occupied West Bank of Palestine:  This past week, the boundaries  of thirteen new settlements were 'approved' by  far right Zionist  settler Minister Benzalel Smotrich's "Settlement Administration".  This includes turning illegal 'outposts' into legal Israeli  settlements.  What do you think of this? 

4) How Much Aid Is Entering Gaza?:  The Trump administration is claiming that 15,000 trucks with aid have entered Gaza since Oct 10th.  That means  at least 500 trucks per day of aid.  Is that a correct number?  Where did US get that information? Has the US now replaced Israel's COGAT as administrator of Gaza's humanitarian assistance program?  

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