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Trump's speech was full of lies. As usual.

Trade imbalances have nothing to do with tariffs. Trump is lying about tariff reciprocity. Belarus and North Korea also excused.

A long while back I thought Tesla stock was a good investment but passed on it only because of my opposition to the political views of Musk.

Does not charge the US 10 percent. Tariff those penguins!

Calling it Liberation Day is a big lie. It's actually Trump's Biggest Tax Hike in American History Day.

Here goes: -- There are uninhabited islands on the 10 percent tariffs list -- Ukraine gets 10 percent. Having their civilians murdered daily by Trump's buddy Putin isn't enough punishment? -- Russia mysteriously missing. No tariffs for Putin, The one and only big country missing, -- Colombia hit hard. Americans love and need their coffee fix to help productivity. There is almost no coffee grown in the USA.

A walk on the wild side in Sao Paolo Brazil. Dark stuff but not nearly as depressing as the subject matter might suggest. ‘Baby’ Review: Gritty and Tender Brazilian Drama About a Gay Teen As Baby opens, the title character, whose given name is Wellington, has a taste of freedom for the first time in nearly two years. He’s ending his stint in a youth detention center, a place with the grim industrial aura of a high-security prison — but also one where there are occasional breaks for drum-and-brass musical performances. Freedom presents particular challenges for Wellington, who discovers upon return to his working-class São Paulo neighborhood that his parents have left the city. There’s no forwarding address. Stepping into the void is a man more than twice his age, offering a confusing tangle of care and possessiveness as lover, mentor, business partner and paternal protector. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/baby-review-gay-teen-gritty-tender-brazilian-drama-1235913988/

Are y'all tired of all that "winning" yet?

Learn from history but too late because the USA is ruled by a dictatorial power mad man who knows nothing about economics. I don't know how he can be stopped now. The republicans certainly won't,

Perhaps intentionally. Then the oligarchs can buy everything super cheap.

This isn't really about expat to expat stuff but it's fair to say the westerners are more hostile to American expats now while Russians will tend to think we are the same as them now.

With Trump's actively destroying everything the USA has stood for for decades. yes China's offs of hegemony have greatly increased.

Well I don't know yet, but I'm sure when the bad effects hit millions of Thai people that the government will make it crystal clear who is to be blamed -- the USA. So American expats here might become revenge targets. Could be similar to the wave of "Asian hate" that hit the USA because of Covid.

You're wrong. This isn't about negotiating deals. This is Trump's ideology and he wants it to be permanent. Tariffs to replace taxes. Make the poorer Americans pay more and the rich ones pay less or nothing. This is a bait and switch. If this had been openly explained that he was going to institute massive PAIN of most regular Americans, he would have had zero chance of being elected.

Yes there are many very stupid Americans, but they will be feeling the reality of this very soon indeed.

Don't overthink it. But not you.

I think the most pain from the Trump Tariff Disastrously mistaken trade war with the entire world will hit lower and middle class Americans -- but it will also greatly hurt the targets such as Thailand at least for the shorter and medium term. So when that happens and there is no doubt that it will happen here in Thailand, there is also no doubt that Thai politicians will not blame themselves for the pain. They'll blame the USA. That's normal politics in any country. So the question I have which I don't know the answer yet of course -- will there be a negative impact on American expats in Thailand? As far as government policies targeting Americans specifically and/or a growing wave of anti-Americanism among Thai people? Expat Americans in Thailand -- you may like or not like Trump, but to non-Americans you are walking talking representatives of his incredibly toxic regime.

Another aspect of this. The Trump operatives are very clear in their goal to replace regular IRS taxes with tariff taxes as much as possible. Why is that noxious? Among other things IRS taxes are progressive and spare poorer people an unfair proportional burden. Tariff taxes hit the lower and middle classes the hardest proportional to their income and the wealthy won't feel any pain from them at all. Soon to follow from Trump's absurdly named Liberation Day -- massive tax cuts for billionaires. Are you getting the theme by now?

No. They didn't vote for most of Trump's insane policies. The egg prices brigade certainly didn't vote for perhaps decades of severe economic pain for supposed pie in the sky eventual rewards. The cult did vote for the man and whatever he wants to do though. The USA is becoming more like Putin's Russia every day.

Recession for sure. Depression / Stagflation? Could happen. Thank you maga!

Remember the incredibly great economy Trump took over from Biden. Good growth. Low unemployment, Low inflation. Booming stock market. If Trump had simply just gone golfing we would be in much better shape now.

Toddler level debate tactics.

What's even worse, for the maga cult, it's not about sacrificing for patriotism or the nation, it's about blind worship of their demi-god Daddy Trump.

Worse than the worse case scenario.

Not literally. In effect, yes.