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Trump and his chorus are saying the rest of the World is raping and pillaging the US Economy. Yes, many of the US's imports are from foreign nations, but why is that?
Well, many US industries outsourced their manufacturing to Nation's with cheaper Labour costs. It was to make lots of money 💰 for the US Capitalists.
So the trade inbalance was mostly the US's own fault, not the third world countries where US money looked to for their big profits. Meagre prices to pay for their manufacturing to be sold in the US for hugely inflated prices. Like Nike shoes.

My modest super nest egg has been cracked open dripping $$$$$ into the ether because of one man. One man.
 
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Grier said:
Trump and his chorus are saying the rest of the World is raping and pillaging the US Economy. Yes, many of the US's imports are from foreign nations, but why is that?
Well, many US industries outsourced their manufacturing to Nation's with cheaper Labour costs. It was to make lots of money 💰 for the US Capitalists.
So the trade inbalance was mostly the US's own fault, not the third world countries where US money looked to for their big profits. Meagre prices to pay for their manufacturing to be sold in the US for hugely inflated prices. Like Nike shoes.

My modest super nest egg has been cracked open dripping $$$$$ into the ether because of one man. One man.
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He's an idiot but stock markets have been very expensive.

We have really been due a sell off for ages back to more realistic valuations.
 
Grier said:
Trump and his chorus are saying the rest of the World is raping and pillaging the US Economy. Yes, many of the US's imports are from foreign nations, but why is that?
Well, many US industries outsourced their manufacturing to Nation's with cheaper Labour costs. It was to make lots of money 💰 for the US Capitalists.
So the trade inbalance was mostly the US's own fault, not the third world countries where US money looked to for their big profits. Meagre prices to pay for their manufacturing to be sold in the US for hugely inflated prices. Like Nike shoes.

My modest super nest egg has been cracked open dripping $$$$$ into the ether because of one man. One man.
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His statement is a classic example of right-wing populists twisting facts to their liking thus showing the ideology of that circle while blaming people with different views for an allegedly ideology-driven policy and decisions. Talking about an alleged "trade deficit" that needs to be reduced, Trump does not say that a) contrary to his view, it is not a negative but is advantageous to the US, and b) he only refers to the trade deficit of industrial goods and ignores the fact that the trade deficit of services is strongly in favour of the US. This is what populists do: telling half truths and relying on factoids.
Don't worry about your nest egg, Terry. As long as you don't need to sell it, it's just book losses. Although part of my portfolio is also slightly in the red, I'm taking advantage of the "political bloodshed" at the stock exchange by both averaging down and going on a shopping spree. There'll be a time after Trump and the tariff war.
 
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More bizarre Trumpism.
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A great read Craig. Cheers.
Here's some jibes at some of the pictures in the article: 🤣

Some DJ Dance fellow wondering why Greenland is not called "Whiteland".
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Over there, look you sheep...
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Fascist hard right crap gaining global growth arm.

Yes, yes, yes ? 666%.
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The self declared chief Twit is pointing hard right

Besties 4 eva
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Unbridled and sanctioned by the Will of the Citizens of the US,
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Crayon or Laundry marker ? ?
Well done Donald, your Mr Squiggle is reel gud.

Three wise men with a combined intellect > 5 × Trump's.
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Love these. Dictators Putin, Kym Jong, Lucashenko, Erdogan and wanna be Trump look out of place with the other normal world leaders.
 
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Love these. Dictators Putin, Kym Jong, Lucashenko, Erdogan and wanna be Trump look out of place with the other normal world leaders.
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I think that's a funny AI clipped together Spoof .🤣 Love it.

Listening to several news views the consensus seems that Trump's brutal and reciprocal tariffs will hurt the US itself the most... King Kong vs Godzilla as China looms over horizons.
Another Rocky Horror Show. 😖
I believe the Devil saved Trump from ... .. that bullet. .. One stupid man!
 
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I believe the Devil saved Trump from ... .. that bullet. .. One stupid man!
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When ever I see Netanyahu, Putin, Lukachenko, the Burmese generals I wish an assassins bullet would send them all to Hell. Trump, Erdogan, the Ayatolla of Iran, Kim Jong and Ji Ping to end their days locked away some place where they cant do any further damage. Have I missed anyone?
 
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You West Aussies know about this. Those cunning Commies trying to over take our country by stealth.
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Half a dozen D9 bulldozers on the runway is my thought Craig.
I agree tho not to flog off such security assets. I had a laugh I confess when that Darwin port got leased to the Chinese. Cunning and probing as usual while we were asleep at the wheel.

That clip came off Palmer's usually silly blog but glad he brought that issue to light. I'd vaguely heard of that airstrip before. How about pop up spikes and barriers on the run way. Cheaper than a Dutton Nuclear Power station.
Or a score of 44 gallon drums filled with water ...

Those skulking Chinese are mapping our waters with a spy ship with deep diving water drones. They scan and map a lot for our underwater cables. That's so pretentiously rude.
They hurt us hard with their trade tariffs and now want us to side with them vs Trump's terrible tariffs... "742% if they don't apologise for being so disrespectful". Yada, yada, yada, ... , he's like a nasty brat, as thick as a brick.
He's got no sense of economics and has an echo chamber of sycophants lauding his genius. 🤣

Wasn't I mentioning the negative economic affects of tariffs like so many others more learned than myself. Basic economics that went over Trump's bouffant flapping and greying hair and small mind. He's a global liability and now he's back flipping as global stock markets plummeted saying the usual bs excuses few listen to any more. Hopefully the stock markets and my super balance will claw back the losses.
A US lady friend I saw today whispered in my ear what she'd like to see happen to Trump. I won't repeat as it was not ladylike. 😄
Some Yanks are very nice and smart people, some aren't.
 
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I'd vaguely heard of that airstrip before.
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Me too but Palmer has obviously dug deeper to reveal this bombshell. His party is evidently gaining traction too and is now overtaking One Nation. But can it sink the Greens also and perhaps hold the balance of power. Prefer their policies over the far lefties. But Palmer change the name it is so lame. I liked United Australia Party tbh.
 
The special tribunal that Western nations intend to establish to prosecute the crime of aggression against Ukraine will not try Vladimir Putin in absentia as long as he remains president of the Russian Federation. The same provision will apply to the Russian prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, and the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, according to two European officials with knowledge of the process.

😡 🤢 😤
 
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German poll: Majority for return to nuclear energy​


Thomas Australia is currently debating whether we stick with the current policy of renewable energy favored by the current Labor govt. or choose nukes instead as favored by the Liberal/National opposition. In fact this is pretty much the focal point of the upcoming election. Personally I am for a combination of both as it'd be a huge waste of our enormous stocks of renewable raw materials. Talk now of Australia going big on critical minerals too, to counter China's domination.
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As for the poll, that may be the case and would be in line with the policy of our rising right-wing populist party AfD. I'm in favour of sticking to a no-nukes policy since it is possible.
 
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