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The Penguins beat him intellectually no doubt.

Those numbers are projections which get corrected in the following months, hence 99,000 projected, reality minus 33,000. The Dollar has now dropped 11% and investors are moving money out off the US, they couldn't even sell 22 billion Dollars of bonds, ie debt to foreigners, the treasury had to step in, the printing presses are rolling. The US has 2.4% inflation (government figures so probably higher) China has 0.8% and their exports are climbing, they don't need America but America needs cheap Chinese goods (like MAGA caps and American flags) as well as rare earths. Nobody is rushing to do a deal with America, it's being circumvented instead.

Let's wait for the mid term elections shall we, the MAGA mob has already figured out that Trump and his sycophant GOP have taken them to the cleaners.

On youtube an excerpt of Fox news was shown where the lady was interviewing the minister for trade I believe, they were eagerly awaiting the newest employment figures to show up on the screen, being Trumpists they thought this would exonerate Trumps policies, instead minus 33,000 came up on the screen and she quickly changed the subject and glossed over the incident. It's pretty obvious really, if imports are slowing down it means fewer goods are being sold, it means fewer workers are needed to move those goods, this affects port workers, transport, and retail workers. Factory workers at Fords and GM are being laid off, some Walmart branches are being closed which means those people have less discretionary income which in turn will cause other places like McDonalds to close, it's a vicious loop.

Yeah, 33,000 jobs lost against a forecast of plus 99,000. Way to go Trump.

Or the names of most of the countries.

All he has done is to show America is untrustworthy. Canada has now turned to Europe for defense and energy contracts, Steel and Aluminium once earmarked for the USA is now headed for Europe ( export increase of 346%) and Asia. Jet fighter procurement's from Sweden, Radar from the UK, subs from Germany. Meanwhile American companies bemoan a lack of high grade steel and special aluminium from Canada as well as Canadian oil, American refineries are adapted to Canadian, not American crude, the oil is heading to China while Europe takes Canadian LNG instead of American. Trumps tariffs have created a void that Asia and Europe are willing to fill. 5 large American firms have already relocated to Canada due to tariff instability. America has lost its leadership role under Trump, supply chains are being adjusted away from American influence, Greenland being a good example, the arrogance Trump showed towards Denmark and Greenland opened the door to mineral contracts being awarded to Canada and Europe, while China is expanding into Africa. American isolationism is going to be expensive.

What policy results? A falling Dollar, investments retreating from the USA going to the EU and Asia instead, the treasury having to borrow 540 billion Dollars in the first quarter alone only made possible by raising the interest paid by 380 basis points, farmers having to burn their crops because (a) there are no immigrant workers to harvest them and (b) because countries are turning to Canada, Brazil, Argentine, etc. for farm produce, 88% of American soy beans can't be sold because China now has long term contracts with farms in Brazil, the EU and Asia are now turning to Canada for LNG and auto parts while Canada has increased the price of electricity sold to the US by 20%. Bessant says talks with China are progressing, that's a lie, they are at a stand still, the world isn't kowtowing to America, the Eu is nudging closer to China instead. Only 54% of trade deals are being done world wide in Dollars, tendency falling, the digital Yuan is replacing swift in many countries for international payments, the Petro Dollar is dying, Saudi Arabia will take Yuan, Euros and even Rupia. Trump has diminished the standing of America with his chaos and lack of dignity.

Ignorance. If it was mandatory to vote in the USA he would have never been elected, he appealed to the lowest common denominator and they came out of the woodwork in droves while the silent majority couldn't be bothered.

you can only vouch for yourself but not for your partner. Two decent middle aged women in my village have to take medication for HIV because their husbands (both now dead due to aids) used prostitutes. Both women are fit and healthy have been on medication for around 10 years.

Even scarier for those using them.

The path to true love is never straight or easy.

I agree, a bite from a cobra isn't immediately fatal, he had time to seek assistance.

get over yourself.

Keep your turban on.