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Oh, and I see real work that was done the right way. With planning and forethought. It was something a past administration did not all that long ago: Trump isn’t the first president to slash the federal workforce. How he’s doing it is a different story. President Clinton’s strategy of reinventing government took more time and didn’t involve big layoffs Building on a “reinventing government” strategy, Clinton reduced the size of the federal workforce during his two terms by 436,000 people. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-isnt-the-first-president-to-slash-the-federal-workforce-how-hes-doing-it-is-a-different-story-736b6147

I am seeing Hyundai making promises. So did Foxconn. But I too have a vision. I see Hyundai manufacturing lots of vehicles right now: Hyundai shows off its new $7.6B electric vehicle plant in Georgia as Trump announces tariffs "Hyundai celebrated the opening of its new $7.6 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia on Wednesday by announcing plans to expand its production capacity by two-thirds to a total of 500,000 vehicles per year. The news came as President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on auto imports at the White House. Hyundai will be spared from those tariffs on its U.S.-made vehicles. Trump praised the South Korean automaker on Monday, saying its American investments are “a clear demonstration that tariffs very strongly work.” Hyundai began producing EVs just shy of six months ago at its sprawling manufacturing plant in southeast Georgia. More than 1,200 people are working there." https://apnews.com/article/hyundai-georgia-evs-electric-vehicles-ad746b27194d05703b941e76e56df9fc

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Because the great thing about tariffs is that they only work in 1 direction. Absolutely none of the America's trading partners are going to increase their tariffs in response to U.S. hikes. At least that will be the case in oppositeworld

Students at the American University of Afghanistan in Qatar fear having to return to their Taliban-ruled homeland after aid and visa cutoffs by the Trump administration. On Jan. 20, just as Nilab was planning her final project for her cybersecurity degree, President Trump signed an executive order suspending refugee resettlement. The U.S. government had promised refugee status for her and her classmates, but Nilab’s hopes of rejoining her family, who received asylum in the United States after the Taliban took over, were shattered. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/world/asia/afghanistan-students-qatar-funding.html

So you plan to water the crops with drinking water?

I'm becoming aware that you live in an alternative universe. Yes there was a big corruption problem. But hopeless. No. As for denizification. That was about the Azov brigade. And they were pretty much Nazis. But they were also fighting the russians and the separatists. During WW2, Russia was the USA's ally. Did that mean that the USA was communist. What's more, the Azov brigade or what's left of it is no longer a neo-nazi fighting force. But if it's neo-nazi fighting forces you want to look for, try the Russian army. What makes thise charges particularly ridiculous is the the current President of Ukraine is Jewish. Not only that. "Only 5% of Ukrainians would not like to have Jews as their fellow citizens. This is the lowest level observed in all the countries of Eastern and Central Europe, as revealed in a report released on 28 March 2018 on the results of a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center (US). Antisemitism in Europe: Ukraine turns out to be the most friendly to Jews https://ukrainianjewishencounter.org/en/news/antisemitism-in-europe-ukraine-turns-out-to-be-the-most-friendly-to-jews/ "Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group says it has defied President Vladimir Putin's order to delete a social media post that called for the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Task Force Rusich, which has reportedly been actively involved in fighting in Ukraine on behalf of the Kremlin, said on its Telegram channel it was pressured by Russian officials to delete a post "about the [encouragement] of execution of prisoners." The group is believed to have had links to the now-dissolved paramilitary outfit the Wagner Group, whose late chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was killed after his private jet crashed in Russia's Tver region in August 2023." https://www.newsweek.com/russian-neo-nazi-rusich-telegram-putin-war-crimes-1873703 Russian Neo-Nazis Participate in ‘Denazifying’ Ukraine – Der Spiegel At least two neo-Nazi groups are fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine, throwing into question Moscow’s claims of “denazifying” its neighbor, German weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday, citing a confidential intelligence report. The document shared with German ministries by the BND intelligence service does not provide the exact number of far-right fighters, but identifies them as the Russian Imperial Legion and Rusich groups. Their involvement “makes the ostensible reason for war, the so-called ‘denazification’ of Ukraine, absurd,” BND is quoted as saying. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/05/23/russian-neo-nazis-participate-in-denazifying-ukraine-der-spiegel-a77762

Tell that to all the high industries that depend on semiconductors, for starters.

You act like you are ignorant of the size and sophistication of the EU economy.

Given what was the consensus before the war....I mean....actually, I've forgotten what Putin demanded it be called...that Ukraine didn't have a chance. I'd say it was a pretty spectacular success. You think Putin is pleased with how it's turned out?

Flames are the hallmark of someone who has nothing relevant to offer. You've got nothing.

I'm not sure what you mean but that's okay. Here is a link to another survey not done by Swedes.It shows that Sweden is only the 4th happiest country on the planet. Finland, Denmark, and Iceland are ahead. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/happiest-countries-in-the-world

Among them it means anyone who disagrees with them or brings them unwelcome information.

It took me all of a minute to find this: Poll: Trump uniquely unpopular in Sweden https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/6652286

https://yougov.co.uk/international/articles/51719-european-favourability-of-the-usa-falls-following-the-return-of-donald-trump

And there's this: Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn Researchers comparing satellite measurements of the planet’s water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss of global soil moisture. Earth has lost enough soil moisture in the last 40 years to change the planet’s spin and shift the location of the North Pole, according to a new study published today in Science that tracks how human activities have disrupted the global water cycle. The persistent loss of water from land to oceans has dried out huge portions of every continent and may be irreversible, scientists describing the new research said this week. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27032025/earth-land-masses-drying-out-fast/

This is similar to people claiming that a really cold day disproves climate change. You're cherry picking. Which are more accurate in measuring sea-level rise: tide gauges or satellites? Both methods produce accurate results, though they measure different aspects of sea-level rise. Both show, for example, that sea-level rise is accelerating. But tide gauges provide direct observations, over 75 years or more, for specific, sparse points on Earth’s surface. Satellites cannot yet match this long-term record; the altimetry record so far is just shy of 30 years. But satellites provide something tide gauges can’t: nearly global coverage, more thoroughly recording planet-wide trends and explaining the changes behind them. https://sealevel.nasa.gov/faq/21/which-are-more-accurate-in-measuring-sea-level-rise-tide-gauges-or-satellites/#:~:text=Level Change Portal-,Which are more accurate in measuring sea-level rise%3A tide,sea-level rise is accelerating.

Maybe, just maybe, you should actually try looking before you claim that "As usual .the numpties never say what is needed to "mitigate", or how much it's going to cost US." https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/sustainable-inclusive-growth/charts/the-cost-of-climate-adaptation Maybe you should ask what burning fossil fuels costs the world economy now: https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/climate-change/energy-subsidies

This isn't about rapid developing localized disasters like hurricanes and tsunamis. . It's about huge swaths of the globe heading into slow-motion disasters. For instance, mountain glaciers provide much of the world with water during their dry seasons. What happens when they disappear?

Thanks for the correction. However, there's another issue of illegality that I haven't seen addressed (maybe I overlooked it?): "Government watchdogs are also focused on the group chat’s sidestepping of records retention laws — another potential violation, and a broader sign officials may be using such platforms to avoid review of their communications under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Both Zaid and McClanahan said the group chat’s disappearing message function for some of its content likely violated the Federal Records Act. American Oversight filed a suit Tuesday to block any destruction of the records of the chat, which have since been shared by The Atlantic." https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5218181-signal-chat-violates-espionage-act/

You may not like what he accomplished but they were big deals Despite infighting, it's been a surprisingly productive 2 years for Democrats https://www.npr.org/2023/01/01/1143149435/despite-infighting-its-been-a-surprisingly-productive-2-years-for-democrats

I forgot to ask you to provide a link to an article naming these high ranking cancer researchers in the U.S. who had warned about this. Would you do that, please? I'd had to think that you were just making this up.

Korea? Trump’s 25% auto tariff to hit Korean car exports hard https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10451746#:~:text=Last year%2C Korea exported automobiles,of their total exports%2C respectively. And Trump claimed that Korean tariffs are 4 times as high as US tariffs. That's false. Those rates would apply if the 2 countries didn't have a bilateral free trade agreement. But they do. He also went after the semiconductor factories they plan to build in the USA. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2025/03/129_393501.html

This is like saying that Neville Chamberlain made the world more secure. Without him, Germany and Czechoslovakia would not have come to an agreement about ending their war. That worked wonders in appeasing Germany.

I suspect that's due to the French hogging all those cod livers to make pâté.