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AFAIK, Vietnam is at the 46% rate, while Thailand is at 36%. Vietnam has already had a call to trump to get a lower rate, but no changes mentioned yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOHbyuanbY&ab_channel=InternationalSchoolHistory "Did it work? Anyone, anyone?"

Might be a good time to QC the steel used in HSR construction and that submarine on order.

Bing, Bong Bing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niSLZDVApdQ&ab_channel=XavierR. Of course he's playing golf at Doral/hosting the Saudis (LIV event), while four deceased U.S. servicepeople are returned from Lithuania to Dover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Ho6tJOsJo&ab_channel=MediaMagikEntertainment

tesla makes ~ 30% profit from reselling, to other auto makers, the carbon credit. And that's pure profit with no cost of sales associated with it. Decreased sales will have a double hit. https://carboncredits.com/teslas-carbon-credit-revenue-soars-to-2-76-billion-amid-profit-drop/ https://futurism.com/tesla-sales-carbon-credits-europe Not sure the brand can/will survive, unless the government somehow supports tesla with subsidies or a massive fleet purchase. And they need a product line refresh, including the new Model SS.

"I don't know." Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent replying to a question about how these tariffs will affect the prices Americans pay for goods. On the plus side I did get my Social Security deposit last night.

Since the OP mentioned "appointment" in the thread title, they should be aware that the appointment system has a -30 day booking window. And ext stay/ret or /marriage appointment slots have been reduced and sell out daily. at CW.

United adds service to Bangkok with one-stop wide-body service via Hong Kong, starting October 26, 2025. United Grows its Leading Pacific Network with New Flights to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Adelaide and Manila CHICAGO, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — United today announced it intends to be the only U.S. airline to offer flights to Bangkok, Thailand, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with new daily service from Hong Kong planned to start this fall*. These new flights will be scheduled to offer easier connections for travelers from across North America to help meet the growing demand for travel to these destinations. Bangkok, Thailand United will be the only U.S. airline to offer daily flights to Bangkok starting October 26. The flights will operate on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and allow a mix of local and international travelers to explore the city's deep history. https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/04/02/united-returns-to-bangkok-ho-chi-ming-city-via-hong-kong-and-starts-adelaide-service-from-san-francisco/

"Please Buy My Teslas, MAGA" Musk baby momma #3 (?) Ashley St. Clair sells her Tesla as her beef with musk on child support continues. As an aside, it is amazing that all 15-ish of musk's offspring are male. What are the odds.

What is the current, pre-Liberation Day, tariff on Thai exports to the U.S.? Is this 36% universal? Meaning on everything? Is this 36% in addition to any existing tariffs?

Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon President Donald Trump has told his inner circle, including members of his Cabinet, that Elon Musk will be stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role as governing partner, ubiquitous cheerleader and Washington hatchet man. Musk’s looming exit comes as some Trump administration insiders and many outside allies have become frustrated with his unpredictability and increasingly view the billionaire as a political liability, a dynamic that was thrown into stark relief Tuesday when a conservative judge Musk vocally supported lost his bid for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat by 10 points. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784 Wisconsin is a 50/50 state, interestingly, their Congressional delegation is six republicans and two democrats.

Best April Fools story here in a long time.

Nothing like some spackle and a coat of paint to "stabilize" the Thai economy.

So which levers of power did trump manipulate to lower the price of eggs? https://sentientmedia.org/egg-prices-trump/

I think we are importing more eggs to address the shortages caused by bird-flu culling. And bird-flu seems to be decreasing. And there is obviously a difference between wholesale and retail prices. Not sure what the trump administration did though? Is there an Egg Tsar?