Politics

[mdwest]

Dozens of countries already coming to the tariff negotiating table.

Reuters reports “more than 50”…

My question is which 50?

If we’re talking Burundi, Madagascar, Uruguay, etc very little will change in the near term…

If we’re talking Japan, Brazil, France, Italy, etc we could see things turn around extremely quickly..

I know there were real concerns over the weekend expressed by Italy that their wine sales to the US are already seeing marked reduction and they want to see an agreement reached quickly for fear of what will happen to that industry and how it would impact their economy..

 

[Brent in Az]

Many here are as well

Can’t be, msm says world is collapsing even as we speak…..

 

[Brent in Az]

Reuters reports “more than 50”…

My question is which 50?

If we’re talking Burundi, Madagascar, Uruguay, etc very little will change in the near term…

If we’re talking Japan, Brazil, France, Italy, etc we could see things turn around extremely quickly..

I know there were real concerns over the weekend expressed by Italy that their wine sales to the US are already seeing marked reduction and they want to see an agreement reached quickly for fear of what will happen to that industry and how it would impact their economy..

I'm sure there will be some stubborn holdouts, looking to play chicken with Trump. China being one of them, no doubt.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

I’m not sure if your numbers are out of whack, but I pay 147 a monthfor mine in AB. I’m not sure how much data we have, but my wife teaches online classes daily and we haven’t had an issue. I live half way down a coulee and my reception without it sounds about the same as yours.

I looked into it after , there are different rates for marine and residential. The number I was quoting was marine from when we had it on the boat.

 

[deewayne2003]

Interesting observation on the protests going on…..

 

[Brent in Az]

Interesting observation on the protests going on…..

A bunch of oxygen thieves

 

[jruby]

Looks like a peaceful protest to me

 

[deewayne2003]

Looks like a peaceful protest to me

Did you notice the lack of young people?

Or that the young people that were there had been given signs and handouts for talking points?

The protest at Texas state had a charter bus show up from a retirement home…..

 

[jruby]

Did you notice the lack of young people?

Or that the young people that were there had been given signs and handouts for talking points?

The protest at Texas state had a charter bus show up from a retirement home…..

In the US we have the right to peaceful protest still don't we?

 

[deewayne2003]

In the US we have the right to peaceful protest still don't we?

Yes, but not the right to key cars which is being committed in mass and by retirement age people…. Not to mention the fire bombings which appear to be committed by the minority of young antifa types.

As you are willfully ignoring the entire point and or didn’t watch the video.

This is another sign of the death of the Democrat party as young people become more conservative as they reject the party that has abandoned them.

 

[jruby]

Yes, but not the right to key cars which is being committed in mass and by retirement age people…. Not to mention the fire bombings which appear to be committed by the minority of young antifa types.

As you are willfully ignoring the entire point and or didn’t watch the video.

This is another sign of the death of the Democrat party as young people become more conservative as they reject the party that has abandoned them.

Let's see how mid terms go.

 

[deewayne2003]

Let's see how mid terms go.

Yes, lets see how they go, and how this ends up in 10 years as the Boomers start to die off.

In other related news of delusion, Colorado has passed a law that bans schools from having gender specific dress codes and requires schools to use the students preferred gender name and pronouns.

It would also consider misgendering by a parent "coercive control" and require courts to consider it as abuse when deciding child custody cases.

 

[jruby]

Yes, lets see how they go, and how this ends up in 10 years as the Boomers start to die off.

In other related news of delusion, Colorado has passed a law that bans schools from having gender specific dress codes and requires schools to use the students preferred gender name and pronouns.

It would also consider misgendering by a parent "coercive control" and require courts to consider it as abuse when deciding child custody cases.

It is true that us boomers are dieing off I can only.hope the next generation does better even though there is no evidence of such. Good luck.
I don't live or vote in Colorado could care less.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Yes, lets see how they go, and how this ends up in 10 years as the Boomers start to die off.

In other related news of delusion, Colorado has passed a law that bans schools from having gender specific dress codes and requires schools to use the students preferred gender name and pronouns.

It would also consider misgendering by a parent "coercive control" and require courts to consider it as abuse when deciding child custody cases.

That's messed up.

 

[spike.t]

Has anyone seen the movie “ The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare?

An entertaining movie based on the WW2 mission that was declassified in 2016.
It shows how much we all owe to Winston Churchill and also the bond between our countries that we should not forget just because we have a current economic spat between allies.

https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/static/Ministry-of-Ungentlemanly-Warfare.pdf

Yes ..good film

 

[spike.t]

One of his banker friends not too keen on how it's being done...

Trump tariffs latest: European stock markets tumble on opening as US tariffs cause plunges across Asia

The drop in European markets follows slumps across Asia - but Donald Trump again defends his tariffs.

www.bbc.com

 

[Scott CWO]

I represented an investment I made (for the company I led) in a Chinese company. I sat on the board of that company for a number of years and spent a fair bit of time in China. IMO the Chinese are extremely adept capitalists, and are allowed to be so as long as they don’t run afoul of the PRC. It’s a very interesting society and nothing like the brand of communism we saw in the USSR.

Exactly. People speak of China as if the people are all paupers. I've never seen so many luxury cars and stores. The people are allowed to operate small and medium-sized businesses and they are everywhere. The CCP has somewhat figured out how to give the people just enough economic freedom to keep them from revolting. It is tenuous but holding on and the people have no weapons to do anything anyway. Pedestrians versus tanks didn't work out too well in Tienanmen Square.

 

[Pondoro]

Trump tariffs latest: European stock markets tumble on opening as US tariffs cause plunges across Asia

The drop in European markets follows slumps across Asia - but Donald Trump again defends his tariffs.

www.bbc.com

Thank you for plunging the world into chaos..stock market crash..

 

[KJE81]

Trump tariffs latest: European stock markets tumble on opening as US tariffs cause plunges across Asia

The drop in European markets follows slumps across Asia - but Donald Trump again defends his tariffs.

www.bbc.com

Thank you for plunging the world into chaos..stock market crash..

He always sounds nostalgic when he talks about the past, like with the tariffs and president McKinley, perhaps now he is trying to recreate the great depression?

 

[BlueFlyer]

I doubt you are that interested in a perspective from down under, but I found this article interesting.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/tariffs-trump-world-will-move-on/105143574