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Well, given what the Ukraine war has revealed about the quality of Russian weaponry, maybe a dealer who trades in Russian weaponry isn't such a hot commodity.

Maybe you just inadvertently skipped the sentence I quoted.

Fox News seems to have abandoned Trump. They haven't interviewed him in over 100 days and no longer broadcast his speeches live.

Actually, I should have asked you that question. It's clear that Trump isn't nearly as confident about where the disapproval was directed as you. Or why else would he ask this question: ."The ex-president responded to the booing by apparently seeking some self-validation: “But you like me?” he asked."

What I find interesting is that when the price of oil goes up, prices at the pump quickly follow suit. But when prices go down, there is a substantial lag time before prices at the pump decline.

And how long has this car salesman been predicting the demise of Tesla? Why would any rational person have confidence in his analysis of future prospects of ICE vehicles?

So you think the crowd approved of Trump's endorsement but didn't like the guy he was endorsing? You really want to go with that? Just like in the past when Trump took credit for vaccines and the crowd booed they weren't booing Trump but just the vaccines?

That's the way it's always been. And as the chart show, the labor participation rate is increasing. And the fact is that employers are having a hard time finding workers. Lots of jobs are going unfilled. So I don't know where you get the idea that there's a problem with discouraged workers? Payrolls increased 372,000 in June, more than expected, as jobs market defies recession fears Job growth accelerated at a much faster pace than expected in June, indicating that the main pillar of the U.S. economy remains strong despite pockets of weakness. Nonfarm payrolls increased 372,000 in the month, better than the 250,000 Dow Jones estimate and continuing what has been a strong year for job growth, according to data Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics... An alternative measure of unemployment that includes discouraged workers and those holding part-time jobs for economic reasons fell sharply, dropping to 6.7% from 7.1%. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/08/jobs-report-june-2022-.html

Nonsense. You have anything to back that up? I've got news for you. The reason that the labor force participation rate isn't a reliable way to gauge unemployment is that it includes every citizen aged 16 and up with the exception of members of the military, nursing home residents, people in mental hospitals, and people in prison. So a 90 year old qualifies to be a member of the labor force. As the American population ages the labor force participation will ultimately continue to decline although it is currently rising as employment recovers from the Covid recession. That's why the unemployment rate is based on those who are actively seeking work. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART Here's the total number of Americans employed https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS And here's the unemployment rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE

But what does that tell us about the strength of the British economy? Compared to 1940, does the average UK citizen now earn only 25% as much as Americans? Do they own only 1/4 of what Americans own? People, (not necessarily Advocate) sometimes seem to think that currency is like stock shares. It's not and by themselves, long term exchange rates tell little about the strength of the respective economies.

The world economy is in trouble now because of many factors, including covid and the war in ukraine. Is Biden responsible for that, too? And it's a very strange recession, if that's what it is, with unemployment at near record low levels. And the latest bill, if it passes, will actually raise more in revenue than it spends. About 300 billion more.

This is actually huge news, or at least potentially huge. If the bill passes.. For one thing, it's going to allow Medicare to negotiate prices on certain drugs. This is a very popular proposal. One of the few genuinely populist measures that Trump ran on was to do just that. Between election day and inauguration he reversed himself. It also greatly increases funding for the IRS. The Republicans have starved the IRS for funding so that it is hamstrung in investigating tax cheats IRS chief says $1 trillion in taxes goes uncollected every year Rettig said the agency is “outgunned” by increasingly sophisticated tax avoidance schemes, while years of budget cuts have left it with about 17,000 fewer revenue enforcement staff than it had a decade ago. He called for Congress to provide “consistent, timely, adequate and multiyear funding.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-treasury-irs-idUSKBN2C0255 It's funny. Republicans consistently claim that govt should be run more like a business, but then they refuse to fund adequately a division of govt that promises to being in a huge amount of revenue. And of course, there's a huge investment in climate change and renewable energy production. A total of 433 billion dollars.

If you've read Lewis Carroll's Hunting, a great nonsense poem, of the Snark you'll know that one of the characters says if I say it three times then it's true. You have one more time to go. Why do you think this story is so unlikely to be true? Are the Ukrainians not making advances on Kherson? Has the Russian military distinguished itself by its mastery of strategy and tactics?

What an amazing coincidence, though. Climatologists predicted a highly accelerated rate of warming and sure enough it's happening. The fastest rate in about 125,000 years. And, all those denialists who claimed that the climate was cooling since 1998 seem to have gotten rather quiet lately on that score. And isn't it bizarre, how the rising temperature tallies with the rise in CO2, the potent warming properties of which have been established science since 1859,

There actually seems to be quite a bit of evidence in support of that. And it hardly seems unlikely give that Ukraine has reclaimed about 15% of territory in Kherson. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1645422/russia-news-putin-troops-face-wipeout-in-kherson-pocket-ukraine-war-updates https://theins.ru/en/news/253447

Impassable is better because the bridge can eventually be restored to working condition. But it's in no shape to support traffic going in either direction, including an offensive

Do you understand the significance of the fact that Brexit didn't occur until about 5 months later? And what that means for immigration checks by the French in July of 2019?

They don't actually want to destroy the bridge. Apparently HIMARs are so accurate that the Ukrainian forces make the bridge impassable without destroying the structural integrity of the bridge.

And what time of the year did that delay occur?

Do you understand I'm referring to events that took place in July of 2019 and Brexit hadn't occurred yet? And wouldn't untill Feb 1, 2020. And if anything shows the willful self delusion at of some people, or at worst, their resorting to the cry of fake news,, it's their questioning of obviously independently confirmable facts like the delays at Dover in July of 2019. M2 closure CANCELLED by Highways England after A20 and A2 traffic chaos caused by Port of Dover delays Highways England said the cancellation has been made following the pandemonium on the roads today. The first weekend of the summer holidays has seen people flocking in large numbers to the Port of Dover, which has suffered delays as a result due to sheer number of passengers. Drivers have suffered severe delays on the A2 and A20 since yesterday with tailbacks of up to 10 miles this morning. https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/m2-closure-cancelled-highways-england-3143626

Sure. Voters just loved Trump's attacks on Obamacare. And his lies about having a replacement ready to go. One that that distinguishes Trump supporters is how well informed they are. Like, you know, how the election was stolen. And these very same supporters who oppose big corporations and banks, supported a man who couldn't be a better friend to those institutions.. A president who appointed supreme court justices very friendly to the interests of business and very unfriendly to workers. And who cut antitrust enforcement by 2/3. . Also thanks for the ridiculous sexist comment. More Trump supporters are men than women.

You sure about that? How does that explain what happened in 2019? Summer holiday getaway brings Dover port traffic delays 27 July 2019 Cross-Channel ferry passengers are reporting delays of several hours on roads in Dover. The Port of Dover urged people to allow extra time for journeys but has tweeted the port is fully operational. People in Dover have reported "gridlock" and have claimed to be delayed for more than four hours. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-49138975 Given that one lane of the highway has been turned into a parking lot for lorries waiting to cross the Channel, because the UK didn't prepare adequate parking facilities for them, how could there not be delays?

Really? You seem remarkably unacquainted with Biden's achievements. This one bill alone outdoes any achievements of Trump. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act "In terms of new spending, the law authorizes: $110 billion for construction, repair, and research for roads and bridges $66 billion to upgrade and maintain the country’s passenger and freight rail systems $65 billion to update power lines, prevent hacking of the power grid, and provide clean energy $65 billion to expand broadband in rural areas and in low-income communities $55 billion for lead pipe replacement, chemical cleanup, and clean drinking water in tribal communities $50+ billion to protect infrastructure from cybersecurity attacks and address flooding, wildfires, coastal erosion, and other extreme weather events $39 billion to upgrade public transit, create new bus routes, and increase accessibility for seniors and the disabled $25 billion for upgrades and expansions of U.S. airports, control towers, and control systems $21 billion to clean up superfund and brownfield sites, abandoned mines, and old oil and gas wells $17 billion for port infrastructure and truck emissions at ports $11 billion to address highway, pedestrian, pipeline, and other safety areas $8 billion for Western water infrastructure, including mitigating drought conditions $7.5 billion for a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations $5 billion for electric school buses, primarily in low-income, rural, and tribal communities" https://www.investopedia.com/infrastructure-investment-jobs-act-5209581

Well what clear to me is that at this point in Trump's presidency when both the world economy on the whole and the American economy were doing well, Trump was only 3 points above Biden in popularity. Incumbents typically get blamed when the economy is troubled. What was Trump's excuse?

Spain also isn't connected to the UK by ferries which constrict the flow of tourists.