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It is for some poster boards and vinyl banners and plastic durian stickers from china.

There is more to the story, not usually included in the breathless reports of poor tourist girls being mistreated. The two German teen girls had only booked accommodation for the first two nights of their stay, planning to figure out the rest as their journey unfolded. They did not have hotel bookings for the rest of their stay or any onward domestic flights .... the girls mentioned they sometimes did freelance work online for clients outside the United States. .... the girls explained that any work they did was completely for clients outside U.S. borders—and that they had no plans to accept work from American companies ... officers still have the power to deny entry for several reasons. The most common include: Lack of a fixed travel plan or hotel bookings for the entire visit. Evidence or suspicion that you might work while inside the United States—even if that work is remote and for foreign clients. Any information in your background or answers during questioning that does not match what is considered normal for tourists. https://www.visaverge.com/news/german-teen-girls-deported-after-backpacking-trip-ends-in-arrest-in-hawaii/ Digital nomads? Sounds like they appeared too clever in their work-related answers.

Is there more to the story? "These travelers were denied entry after attempting to enter the U.S. under false pretenses. One used a Visitor visa, the other the Visa Waiver Program," CBP Assistant Commissioner Hilton Beckham said in a statement. "Both claimed they were touring California but later admitted they intended to work – something strictly prohibited under U.S. immigration laws for these visas." https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/04/21/german-tourists-turned-away-us-border/83195396007/ So they weren't deported for not having hotel reservations, as the headlines claim. That was just the red flag that attracted attention from the IO's.

Shenyang J-35 stealf' fighters, only $70-85 million each, as opposed to $145 million each for 4 F-16's. (19 billion baht) 2 engines included, no assembly required.

Thailand wants four jets, current estimate is 19 billion baht, or about $570 million, or around $143 million/plane. Perhaps Thailand might be interested in the J-35 at $70-85 each. It has stealth-optimized shaping, including angled fuselage lines, canted twin tails, and an internal weapons bay to reduce radar cross-section. Unlike the single-engine F-35, the J-31 is a twin-engine fighter, providing better redundancy and thrust. The naval version of the J-31, the J-35, is expected to serve as China’s carrier-based stealth fighter, competing with the F-35C.

China said that? Beijing warns countries against colluding with US to restrict trade with China Commenting on recent media reports about the Trump administration’s plans to pressure countries into restricting trade with China in exchange for exemptions from US tariffs, a spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry said on Monday: “Appeasement does not bring peace, and compromise does not earn respect.” https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/20/business/china-warns-countries-us-trade-war-intl-hnk/index.html You're saying if any country rejects Trump's extortion demands, that proves they are China's puppets? Look upon this treaty my people, we have successfully concluded a trade agreement with the Trump regime. Free trade in our time!

Unless you're an American whose 401K and IRA have been hit by repeated waves of winning over the past 90 days...........

And? Look, ma! Anecdotes from random anonymous made-up sources! Let's collect 'em like Pokemans and publish a "report" that can be referenced in an "article" which can be linked to and quoted by random experts on internet forumses!

Did you know the factories produce what the buyer requests? Our problem is crappy Chinese products, but that's exactly what our buyers want. The cheapest cost, lowest-quality goods to fill their dollar-store shelves. Chinese will produce whatever you want, but if you're going to the manufacturing cities playing factories off against each other to shave pennies and cut corners, they'll give you what you ask for.

Central Intelligence Agency Director William J. Casey helped back the formation of the Jamestown Foundation, agreeing with its complaints that the U.S. intelligence community did not provide sufficient funding for Soviet bloc defectors. Color me surprised.

Excellent logic. I think, based on no evidence whatsoever, not even a video on the YouTubes, that these particular statistics are wrong, therefore I shall base further assumptions and conclusions on my fantasy guess and declare them beyond reproach and anyone who disagrees is a Put, errr, a Xi-bot. And as proof of rampant crime, claim that random guy says he knows a random guy that overheard a random thing from some random dudes in a random Starbucks, so it's the indisputable Truth.

"Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!"

Why focus on consumer goods and infrastructure? They're making wunderwafffles, too. China tests non-nuclear hydrogen bomb, unleashing 1,000°C fireball https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-tests-non-nuclear-hydrogen-bomb-unleashing-1-000-c-fireball/ar-AA1Dh5K0

Is that the three little boats that never got closer than 250 nautical miles from Australia? Whatever happened to "Freedom of Navigation" under the rules-based international order? Shirley, it was a thing when Australia and New Zealand sent their warships through the Taiwan Province Strait last year.

Oh, is it time for a visit from Tel Aviv again?

Kool Aid is an American product.

Gish was a creationist. A Gish gallop is a rhetorical tactic in which a debater quickly runs through an extended series of falsehoods, misrepresentations, and shoddy arguments that are impossible to refute in the context of the debate format. The term was coined in 1994 by anthropologist Eugenie Scott, then the director of the National Center for Science Education, and named after young-Earth creationist Duane Gish, who was fond of using the technique in debates with scientists over evolution. Gish did not invent the technique, which is as old as debate itself. https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/gish-gallop The point is to inundate the opponent with a stream of talking points meant to confuse the audience, not giving the opponent time to debunk each falsehood. They are not figments of the imagination, but rather simply items on a script. They exist as ideas, but not necessarily in reality. There are websites to link to, with articles discussing reports containing paraphrased quotes by anonymous sources. List ten Falun Gong talking points, opponent debunks the first, respond with ten more talking points, or link to dozens of propaganda videos produced or funded by Falun Gong and distributed by one of their many Youtube channel cutouts.

Hmmm...........or could it be we've made our AI's too adept, that they are now capable of seeing through the western propaganda, and find that some of what we like to call Russian disinformation are simply facts that don't agree with our preferred, government-approved narrative?

With the loss of $15 Trillion from the stock market and utter devastation on 401K's and retirement portfolios, how many Americans have $800 to spend these days? Maga's are having enough trouble finding the $79.99 to order new red hats from China. "What difference, at this point, does it make?"

That's if you presume anything actually happened outside of literature. I'm sure there are documentaries where Rowlingists debate the true meaning behind Harry Potter's mother sacrificing herself, and how many sin-eaters can dance on the head of a bowtruckle.

Gish gallop The Gish gallop is a rhetorical technique where a person overwhelms their opponent in a debate by presenting a rapid series of numerous arguments, often lacking accuracy or strength, making it difficult for the opponent to respond to all of them. This strategy prioritizes the quantity of arguments over their quality, often leading to confusion and misrepresentation. Padding your walls of text with repurposed anecdotes and recycled propaganda won't change minds.............or reality.

If by sit on his golden toilet and tweet nonsense, then yes. "Happy Easter to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, the Mentally Insane, and well known MS-13 Gang Members and Wife Beaters, back into our Country,"

Hahhahahaha! "China Insider with David Zhang", Falun Gong Youtube channel. Well, that's credible!

Boeing, you say?

...the planemaker's flagship delivery plant outside Shanghai .... ... Another arrived last week at Zhoushan, where Boeing installs interiors and paints liveries before handing over to customers, https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-delivery-plant-china-latest-hot-spot-tariff-war-2025-04-17/