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We have our answer: Apple, Nvidia Score Reprieve from Trump Tariffs With Exemptions https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-exempts-phones-computers-chips-124707368.html

I guess we know who blinked first. And it wasn't Xi.

.While psychopaths can pretend to be friendly and charming for a short time, their true nature is aggressive. Psychopaths are more likely to hold racist, sexist, or misogynistic views toward others, and treat people in malicious or unkind ways. https://www.choosingtherapy.com/signs-of-a-psychopath/

So I asked ChatGPT how long it takes to develop a rare earth mine once all the permits have been granted. General Timeline (Post-Permitting): Construction Phase (1–2 years): Site preparation (infrastructure, roads, power, water). Plant construction (processing facilities are complex due to the need for separation of different rare earth elements). Mining setup (excavation equipment, waste management systems). Commissioning & Ramp-Up (1–2 years): Equipment testing. Processing facility calibration. Gradual increase in production rates until full capacity is reached.

Who has bought 2 sea level mansions?

Thanks for your obvious passive aggressive ploy to try and have the last word." "I am sure you can't resist having the final word because that's sort of your gig. Do so now." And now you're making irrelevant characterizations about me to make me the issue. You've got nothing.

Xi must be quaking in his boots. From laughter.

Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs Smartphones and computers will be exempted from Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. Trump earlier this month imposed 125% tariffs on products from China, a move that was poised to take a toll on tech companies like Apple, which makes most of its other products in China. The guidance also includes exclusions for other electronic devices and components, including semiconductors, solar cells, flat panel TV displays, flash drives, memory cards and solid-state drives used for storing data https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/12/trump-exempts-phones-computers-chips-tariffs-apple-dell.html

I think halfwits are people who make assertions without being prepared to back them up with evidence.

This is a public forum open to all members, If you want to have a 2 way conversation with someone, that's what PM is for. I wasn't aware that the powers that be had delegated the authority to you to dismiss other members. Did they give you a badge, too?

You couldn't even give a direct answer to 2 simple questions. Deflecting much?

Not MAGA? Who really won the 2020 presidential election? Not MAGA? Share with us some negative comments you've made about Trump actions.

To preserve records of that fraud and protect victims of the identity theft, the U.S. Labor Department encouraged state agencies that administer unemployment benefits to create “pseudo claim” records — in effect, to tie real cases of fraud in their data to make-believe people. The implausibility of the records was the point. Agencies were seeking a way to keep track of fraud claims while detaching them from the identities of innocent people who might one day apply for unemployment benefits themselves. https://archive.ph/m6Rxb#selection-517.0-521.118 The ignoramus apparently found this list and instead of asking competent and knowledgeable people what the list was for, he decided to run with his misunderstanding.

Here's a link to a transcript of what Maher said https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/04/12/bill-maher-donald-trump-full-monologue/83055277007/

How does that differ from the chart you cited? And that fact is you got it wrong. And you said you wouldn't expect an apology from me for getting it wrong. But I didn't did it. . And when it comes down to who should be offering an apology, by the light of your own comments, it should be you. But I won't hold my breath waiting for one. Your conduct is dishonorable.

Electric Cars Could Last Much Longer Than You Think Rather than having a shorter lifespan than internal combustion engines, EV batteries are lasting way longer than expected, surprising even the automakers themselves... Consulting firm P3 recently analyzed 7,000 fleet electric vehicles, in partnership with Austrian battery testing specialist Aviloo. Their report showed that, on average, EV batteries have 90 percent capacity after 100,000 kilometers of driving, and at 300,000 kilometers they still have 87 percent of their original kilowatts left. https://www.wired.com/story/electric-cars-could-last-much-longer-than-most-think/ And even after batteries reach the point where they can store power at only 80% of their original capacity they can still be used for energy storage How Second-Life Batteries Are Revolutionising Energy Storage https://www.smartcommercialsolar.com.au/resources/how-second-life-batteries-are-revolutionising-energy-storage And finally, when they are no longer useful for storage they can be mostly recycled; Tesla Co-Founder JB Straubel Built an EV Battery Colossus to Rival China A first look inside the high-tech recycling machine that’s gobbling up the equivalent of 250,000 dead EV batteries a year. https://archive.ph/ztcJF#selection-1271.0-1277.122 Apart from these few quibbles, thanks for the great post. And can you offer any verifiable figures about how many 65 year old ICE vehicles are still running?

"Donald Trump and his representatives threatened the colleges he attended and the College Board that he would sue them if records about his academic performance ever became public, Michael Cohen said Wednesday in testimony to a House of Representatives panel. In explaining why he calls the president a con man, Cohen said, in prepared testimony, “When I say con man, I’m talking about a man who declares himself brilliant but directed me to threaten his high school, his colleges and the College Board to never release his grades or SAT scores. As I mentioned, I’m giving the committee today copies of a letter I sent at Mr. Trump’s direction threatening these schools with civil and criminal actions if Mr. Trump’s grades or SAT scores were ever disclosed without his permission.” https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/02/28/michael-cohen-testifies-trump-threatened-colleges-over-any-release-his-grades

I actually don't think he's lying. He got this information from some garbage pi of a website and posted it.

Since I don't owe you one, that makes sense: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UMCSENT From the marxist-leninists at Fox Business News: Consumer sentiment declined sharply in April as 12-month inflation expectations surged to the highest level since 1981 amid President Donald Trump's escalating trade war. The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers on Friday reported that its Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 50.8 this month from 57 in April, a steeper decline than the 54.5 forecasted by economists polled by Reuters. It marked the fourth straight monthly decline in consumer sentiment. https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/recession-fears-tariff-uncertainty-prompt-plunge-consumer-sentiment

I like to think Buddha would tell you garbage in garbage out. As in the case of that fake graphic you posted re consumer sentiment.

US trade deficit with China is less than $300 billion, not $1 trillion, as Donald Trump said "Last year, China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States. That’s not right." Trump repeated the $1 trillion figure five times over the week, describing it as both a "surplus" for China and a loss or "deficit" for the U.S. China did not make $1 trillion off trade with the United States in 2024. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/apr/11/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrong-china-1-trillion-trade-deficit/ Actually in Trade In Goods the US deficit was $295 billion In Goods and Services it was $264 billion Of course, he's the same clown who said Canada repeatedly claimed that Canada had a $200 billion surplus in trade with the US And actually it was $65 billion.

Is how life was like millions of years ago, getting along fine? You think a lot of Americans are going to get nostalgic for a time when hominids lived in a state of nature? Are you proposing that as a feasible alternative to the way people live now?

Millions of years? Millions of years ago homo sapiens didn't exist and tool using would have been rudimentary at best. What's your point? Do you have one?

Thanks for the dishonest version of the graph, It says a lot about the kind of sources you get your information from. Here's the real graph. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/11/economy/us-consumer-sentiment-april/index.html

The United States has experienced a striking surge in construction spending for manufacturing facilities. Real manufacturing construction spending has doubled since the end of 2021 (Figure 1).[1] The surge comes in a supportive policy environment for manufacturing construction: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and CHIPS Act each provided direct funding and tax incentives for public and private manufacturing construction. https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/unpacking-the-boom-in-us-construction-of-manufacturing-facilities