Nothingburger. Most likely just another “fuck you” tripwire policy from Biden admin to Trump admin. Most likely Just to spite republicans and make people like Trump and Rubio fight each other instead of doing something else. Remember; US foreign policy does not change when the president changes and this does not mean that Cuba is off the hook.

Increasingly not even for their own benefit. They are like a parasite that is killing it’s host and therefore it’s means of subsistence

It’s more like they have tons of more money and larger numbers in their portfolio. it’s however not a significant increase in actual wealth, since the money they have is increasingly wort less and the worth of their assets are increasingly more and more speculative in nature. The pockets of billionaires is where all the printed money eventually ends up and society is no richer for it. The money contributes to inflation, but it really doesn’t get invested or anything.

I think there is no risk to Israel if it’s their own guys doing the destabilizing in Syria.

The Taliban are nice and moderate compared to this.