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3 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Mixue did so make melon ice cream!

 

They just pulled it two days ago

I was referring to the claim about the low quality ingredients. 

I only regret that I opted for the vanilla instead of the melon flavor.

3 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

The proof is in the tasting. And yes, we may be eating rain forest, and destroying the rain forest by eating palm oil derived palmitic acid. But the flavour is righteous.

 

It's just tragic they cancelled the melon ice cream. That stuff was like the crack version of ice cream.

Mixue doesn't do that. It's Walls that makes that stuff.

2 hours ago, jas007 said:

Doubt all you want, I don't really care.  And, I'm well aware of how the system works.  I know all about the different levels of the judiciary and how it works.  That's pretty basic stuff. 

 

I also know that eventually, the Supreme Court will take the case and make a decision. And if they do take the case, I seriously doubt they will decide that the President of the United States doesn't have a lot of leeway in conducting US foreign policy. 

 

Could they decide that the Alien Enemies Act doesn't apply in this contest?  Perhaps.  But then what?  Throw the country into turmoil? 

 

Fifteen million illegal aliens in the USA and each and every one of those people is entitled to a due process hearing with full appeal rights?  Imagine how silly that is. 

 

I think you must mean well, but you really don't understand the issues.  

 

 

Actually, it's you who clearly doesn't understand the issues. This is not about deportations say of Mexicans or Guatemalans back to their home country, It's about violating the law protecting certain immigrants who are legally and about the right to send immigrants not back to their country but to a foreign country  and life imprisonment under brutal conditions. That does not amount to 15 million or anything like it.

On 5/1/2025 at 4:21 PM, Cameroni said:

We all know the Chinese have over 4000 years experience in developing torture and psychological warfare methods. Now they have brought their evil ways to Thailand. The Chinese company Mixue was selling melon ice cream for 15 baht a cone, so delicious you'd sell your mother for it. As of today they pulled the melon ice cream completely!  No more delicious melon ice cream! Who does such a thing? Mixue, the cruellest ice cream company of all time.

I've only had their vanilla but it's excellent. And you have to know that's my genuine opinion because on principle I aim to disagree with you about everything.

3 hours ago, SMIAI said:

No thanks...you can enjoy.

 

Ingredients : Water, sugar, glucose syrup, lemon juice2 (5%), strawberry juice2 (4.5%), fructose, pineapple juice2 (2%), soluble fibre, coconut fat, stabilisers (guar gum, locust bean gum, tara gum), flavourings, black carrot concentrate, safflower concentrate, pea protein, acidity regulator (citric acid), beetroot juice concentrate, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), colours (chlorophylls, curcumin), salt.

those look like the ingredients for Wall's ice cream Twister. Which is more of an ice rather than ice cream. Thais call flavored ices ice cream..

Mixue's uses cream and milk.

23 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Your the one that takes the side of the Gun and the knife, of course you do. Its either or. You chose yours.

 

Tell me how you would describe your bros user name? You dont consider his little act to be trolling? You dont know what a Fem is? You dont lknow what BLM is? 

I don't know about how Tug would describe his avatar name, but I would describe it as irrelevant. Just more of your nonsensical attempts to target people rather than the issues. And that's because you've got nothing.

2 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

The buck stops at AG Garland.

 

 

Usually I don't look at videos because I'm reasonably literate. Still this one was short. And I doubt you listened to it because even the reporter conceded that the Justice Dept hadn't called the parents domestic terrorists.

54 minutes ago, riclag said:

Who ya gonna believe? Its a matter of time before  all the bad actors are discovered & dealt with!

“anonymous sources”.

Whats the   best way  to deal with leakers, just fire them or leave them in their place?

 

 

“The Associated Press recently reported on a classified assessment from the National Intelligence Council, citing anonymous sources, that its assessment found no coordination between Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan government. 

But Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard blasted the report, saying the officials who illegally shared the classified information weaponized the intelligence to undermine Trump”. 

(From the fox news source link in the thread).

 

Tulsi Gabbard, exonerator of Hafez al-Assad and Vladimir Putin.

11 minutes ago, jas007 said:

Once again, Trump is the President and he seems to think so.  And it's Trump that has the constitutional duty to conduct foreign policy.  So, what's the outcome?  

 

"Sorry Trump, these pekoe are just picking vegetables or delivering meals."  "You no longer have a say in foreign policy matters."  

 

I don't tho that's the outcome. Like it or not , the issue is not clear cut.   It may be a domestic issue, but it's hard to deny  that there's not a foreign policy element. 

 

I think the court will take a step back, consider the big picture, and conclude that Trump has acted within the scope of his constitutional authority.  He's the President.  

And when those 3 leftists on the Supreme Court appointed by Trump  and Roberts as well, joined in a decision to  issue an emergency stay to interfere with foreign policy by stopping  the Feds from deporting those Venezuelans to El Salvador, did that jibe with your expectations as well?

1 minute ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Not false.

 

Check some unbiased sources.

Put up or...

Market, a Rupert Murdoch owned publicaation, offers a very educational summary of how Trump's Tax Cuts are built on a tiny fraction of savings  of those claimed falsely by Doge. Among other things, so far only $33 billion of claimed savings have been itemized with actual receipts to prove it. And many of them are one-offs like sales of buildings or termination of leases. Keep in mind that Must first claimed he could cut $2 trillion in yearly savings then reduced that to $1 trillion,

"Republicans are moving forward with a plan to cut taxes that could prove costly for the federal government — without promised savings from DOGE

I guess we can say so long to Elon Musk, his magic chainsaw and his big talk of cutting $1 trillion, or even $2 trillion, in “waste, fraud and abuse” from the federal budget.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and others in the Republican leadership aren’t waiting around for Musk’s miracle money before rushing ahead with President Donald Trump’s real flagship policy: tax cuts costing $500 billion a year (or more).
https://archive.ph/iKjGV#selection-2163.0-2177.73

And those tax cuts don't even include the promised no tax on overtime and no tax on tips.

6 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Guess you forgot about Biden’s DOJ going after parents going to school meetings and labeling them as domestic terrorist because they were against drag queens in classrooms and males in women’s sports.

 

 

false:

Posts mischaracterize school board organization’s letter to Biden

he National School Boards Association is asking the Biden administration to label parents who protest school policies domestic terrorists.

AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The organization — the NSBA, for short — is not asking Biden to label parents who protest at school board meetings as terrorists. The NSBA asked the administration to do an interagency investigation of threats of violence against school board members and said the threats “could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes.” 

https://archive.ph/yTJwR#selection-783.8-789.371

The week after the National School Boards Association sent its letter to Biden, Garland issued a memo to the FBI and federal prosecutors. The October memo decried “a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers and staff,” said the Department of Justice would work to identify such threats “and prosecute them when appropriate,” and directed the FBI and prosecutors to convene meetings with various leaders around the country to “facilitate the discussion of strategies for addressing threats” against education personnel.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/26/politics/fact-check-mccarthy-garland-parents-terrorists-school-board/index.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Just now, placeholder said:

Actually a fair number of them do.

There are plenty of educated people fleeing Venezuela for example who can't get into the states. lots of Chinese too but somehow it it's the Afrikaners who excite sympathy.

16 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Perhaps because they don't bring marketable skills, expertise, and wealth? 

Actually a fair number of them do.

54 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

The murder rate in SA in general is hideous. Nearly 8 TIMES the rate in the States.  How it breaks down racially- who are the victims and who are the kilers, is an interesting question.

 

As for the land being "stolen", a sticky issue.  Without specific theft victims and specific criminals it is impossible to fairly judge. If the US were smart, they would invite ANY farmer with skills to emigrate.  To say that the SA government is just attacking real estate is disingenuous. The violence against farmers is real. "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" is a populist chant at rallies across that country.

Even if everything you're saying was true and it's not, there are people suffering far worse persecution and other parts of the world. But somehow they don't qualify for wholesale asylum.

True. But on the other hand, the antitrust prosecution against Google began under the Trump administration before it was carried to a successful conclusion under the Biden administration.

The Justice Department on Thursday accused three of the nation’s largest health insurers of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks over several years to insurance brokers that steered people into private Medicare plans.

Federal prosecutors also accused two of the insurers of colluding with brokers to discriminate against people with disabilities, by discouraging enrollment in the private Medicare plans because the insurers believed coverage would be more costly.

About 12 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are younger than 65, covered by the federal insurance program because they are disabled.

https://archive.ph/RdPKX

Good work from the Trump Department of Justice.

Chinese robotics firm UBTech’s industrial humanoid, Walker S1, has completed the world’s first collaborative training involving multiple robots, tasks, and scenarios.

The milestone was achieved at a 5G-wired smart factory operated by Zeekr, the electric vehicle (EV) brand under Chinese automaker Geely.

In March, using UBTECH’s advanced “BrainNet” AI framework, a fleet of the firm’s Walker S1 humanoid robots was assigned to collaboratively learning and perform complex tasks at Zeekr’s state-of-the-art

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-robots-tackle-car-factory-tasks

2 hours ago, jas007 said:

 

First, anyone in the US will tell you that government CPI numbers are BS. All a person has to do is go shopping once in a while. So it's not as if the government isn't capable of distorting reality. They have a lot of experience doing just that. Will that practice continue under Trump? Probably. It makes his life easier, I'm sure, not having to pay retirees fairly. The system is already bankrupt and they're trying to save it, if possible. 

 

As for other government statistics?  Unless I was hallucinating, I do think I've heard news stories about recent revisions to government data oriiginally released during the Biden administration. To be sure, that kind of thing can occasionally be required, but in these cases, it was characterized as more of a systemic thing based on a past pattern or practice where the Biden administration wished to portray things in a good light. 

 

As for Trump's understanding of the trade balance in the context of the World Reserve Currency?  You keep bringing that up as if repeating the same nonsense over and over somehow makes it true.  It's common knowledge how it all works and is now part and parcel of economic theory.  No "proof" is necessary.  It's called the Triffin Dilemma. Trump knows, his advisors know, everyone knows. There are even formulas and frameworks published for understanding the dilemma and why it's considered part and parcel of having the world reserve currency. 

 

If I may use some AI to assist here (emphasis mine). Or,  if this gets deleted, go to Grok or Perplexity and ask it to explain why the Triffin dilemma is part and parcel of having the world reserve currency. 

 

The Triffin Dilemma, identified by economist Robert Triffin in the 1960s, highlights a fundamental conflict for a country whose currency serves as the global reserve currency. This conflict arises between domestic economic stability and international obligations to provide liquidity. Below, I’ll explain the dilemma, outline proposed "formulas" (solutions or strategies) to address it, and clarify why it’s an inherent issue for the world reserve currency issuer. Note that the term "formulas" in this context refers to proposed solutions or frameworks, as there are no literal mathematical equations for resolving the dilemma.

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The Triffin Dilemma emerges when a national currency, like the U.S. dollar, is the global reserve currency, meaning it’s widely held by foreign governments and central banks for international trade, debt settlement, and reserves. To meet global demand for this currency, the issuing country must supply enough of it, typically by running trade or balance of payments deficits (spending more abroad than it earns). However, persistent deficits can erode confidence in the currency’s value, leading to economic instability both domestically and globally. This creates a paradox:

 

1. **International Obligation**: The reserve currency country must provide sufficient liquidity (its currency) to support global trade and economic growth. This often requires running trade deficits, as dollars flow abroad through imports or investments.

 

2. **Domestic Stability**: Persistent deficits increase the country’s debt and can weaken the currency’s value, causing inflation or loss of confidence, which conflicts with domestic goals like price stability and economic competitiveness.

 

The dilemma was particularly evident under the Bretton Woods system (1944–1971), where the U.S. dollar was pegged to gold, and other currencies were pegged to the dollar. The U.S. had to supply dollars to meet global demand, but this led to a "dollar glut" that strained its gold reserves, culminating in the Nixon Shock of 1971, when the U.S. suspended dollar-to-gold convertibility. Even today, in a fiat currency system, the dilemma persists as the U.S. runs chronic trade deficits to supply dollars, raising concerns about debt sustainability.[]

 

### Why the Triffin Dilemma is Part and Parcel of Having the World Reserve Currency

 

The Triffin Dilemma is inherent to the role of a global reserve currency because of the dual role the currency plays:

 

1. **Global Public Good**: A reserve currency acts as an international public good, facilitating trade, investment, and reserve accumulation worldwide. The issuing country must supply enough currency to meet this demand, which often exceeds domestic needs. This supply typically comes through trade deficits, as the country imports more than it exports, sending currency abroad.

 

2. **Domestic Constraints**: Running persistent deficits to supply the world with currency can undermine the issuing country’s economic health. It may lead to:
   - **Debt Accumulation**: Chronic deficits increase external debt, as seen with the U.S., where foreign-held federal debt exceeds $7.6 trillion as of Q3 2023

   - **Loss of Confidence**: If deficits grow too large, foreign holders may doubt the currency’s stability, potentially triggering a currency crisis

 

3. **No Escape from the Trade-Off**: The issuing country cannot simultaneously maintain a strong currency (for domestic stability) and provide unlimited liquidity (for global needs) without risking imbalances. If it reduces deficits to stabilize its economy, global liquidity shrinks, potentially slowing world trade and growth. If it continues deficits, it risks devaluing its currency and losing reserve status.

 

This tension was historically evident in the Bretton Woods collapse and remains relevant today, as the U.S. dollar’s dominance (about 60% of global currency reserves) requires ongoing deficits, contributing to a debt-to-GDP ratio projected to hit 150% by 2040. The dilemma is "part and parcel" because any country issuing the global reserve currency faces this conflict, regardless of the monetary system

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Conclusion:

 

The Triffin Dilemma is an inherent challenge for any country issuing the global reserve currency, as it must balance domestic stability against the international need for liquidity. This conflict, rooted in the need to run deficits to supply currency, risks debt accumulation, inflation, and loss of confidence. Proposed solutions—global currency, multi-currency system, gold standard, digital currency, or enhanced coordination—offer ways to mitigate the dilemma but come with significant challenges. The U.S. dollar’s continued dominance underscores the dilemma’s relevance, but its persistence suggests a need for systemic reform to ensure long-term global economic stability.

 

As anyone will tell you? 

As you clearly don't recall, a while back a private company emerged called the billion prices project. It's goal was to use the internet to track prices to better gauge inflation. It turns out that it's numbers matched extremely closely with what the BLS was offering. So I don't care what anyone tells me, there's hard evidence that what you're saying is another falsehood in fact by any other appeal to authority than some allehed anyone.