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No the bull$hit is that it was agreed that NATO would not go more east and it did. The western coup in 2014 and the murder of Russian people in Donbass , together with the threat of making Ukraine a nato member , forced Putin's hands. (and the biolabs near Russia) After 3 years the Russians didn't get further than less than 1/5 of the Ukraine. There is no intention to go to Poland. Maybe stop listening to the euro fear/war mongering.

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No idea if all private uni's are tax exempt. I just did what all the lefties do and blindly repeat what CNN says .... 😄

Russians have no intention to go into Poland.

Seeing is believing ...

Well it just came out that the US can bend space and time , so we can go to this new planet and ruin it too. Cool ! America can 'manipulate time and space', says Trump science chief (interestingengineering.com)

Never thought I would read such a truthful article on AN 👍 These are new times.

Don't warn , cut Ukraine off weapons and intelligence. War will be over soon.

High time the USD lost its status of world reserve currency.

The title says it all: PM Paetongtarn Named Young Global Leader 2025 by World Economic Forum Not Thailand's young leader , but GLOBAL and by the world economic forum. You will own nothing and be happy , and eat zee bugs. Doesn't look good for Thailand then. Luckily many here already eat zee bugs. And with household debt they can't repay , they will own nothing. Not sure they'll be happy though.

I don't need the money , thanks. But you might need it , the NGO that paid some here , got their funds revoked.

^ I knew that. Still he chose Meloni , not Ursula.

Love it that he ignores Ursula von der Leyen. (for now at least)

Let's hope she's in jail by 2026 , but indicting people goes very , very slow in the Trump administration.

8,6 x the mass of earth. Gravity must be a b---h there.

Isn't that what we face here in Thailand too ? Not a deflection here and yes it is dangerous not being able to understand the doctors/nurses.

Nearly all countries have tariffs , why shouldn't the US? Demand reduction is not a bad thing. Biden and covid caused more inflation. Enough profit is already made . So yes it is worth the risk. Now the US has had a decades long advantage by having the reserve currency though . Something Trump doesn't mention .

More than 50 last time . Ask Trump.

It means that MSM , people and stock markets over react to the tariffs and meanwhile many countries are making trade deals. No fear mongering needed.

Britain is certainly lost. There is no way to get all the people out that made Britain go from white 60-70's Britain to the diverse ----hole that it is now. But not just that , draconian laws , surveillance and the technology used, can't be turned back. For 100's of years Britain made colonies looted , now it is the colonies that loot Britain.

A good article , yes copy and paste , with a better view on the tariffs. It is not that bad and anyone with a basic grasp of economics should know better. The panic-peddlers are out in force, warning that such a tariff means retail prices will skyrocket 50%. Let’s make one thing clear: a tariff applies to the transaction value, not the final retail price. The transaction value is what the importer pays the exporter, plus freight and insurance. That cost is just the first step in a long supply chain. By the time a product reaches the consumer, it’s been marked up to cover domestic shipping, warehousing, employee wages, utilities, sales tax, and profit margins for every hand it passes through. The tariff is just one input among many. Take a simple example. A retailer imports a widget with a $100 transaction value. Add a 50% tariff, and the cost to the importer becomes $150. That importer then sells it wholesale — perhaps at $200 — to a retailer, who marks it up again to $300 for sale. That $50 tariff is now 16.7% of the retail price. Even if every penny of the tariff is passed along, you’re not looking at a 50% increase in retail price — you’re looking at something closer to 17%. But here’s the kicker: tariffs are not always fully passed on to the consumer. Importers and retailers know they can’t raise prices beyond what the market will bear. Sometimes they absorb part of the cost, cut expenses, renegotiate contracts, or shift to different suppliers. The market reacts; it doesn’t just lie down and take it. Still not convinced? Look at the real-world data: The National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed the 2018–2019 U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. They found that for every 10% tariff, retail prices rose 1–2%. So even a 50% tariff, if applied, might cause retail prices to edge up 5–10% — not 50%. That’s a far cry from the alarmist headlines. So why do politicians and media outlets keep pushing the scare narrative? Easy: Fear sells. “Fifty percent” is a lot more dramatic than “maybe 5 to 10%.” It’s easier to provoke outrage than to explain how pricing actually works. They’re banking on the average person not understanding the difference between wholesale cost and retail price — or not caring enough to dig into the numbers. Yes, tariffs matter. They influence trade behavior. They can increase some costs. They can disrupt certain supply chains. But they’re not some magic multiplier that doubles the price of your groceries or gadgets overnight. Anyone pushing that line is either economically illiterate or deliberately misleading you. The next time you hear that a 50% tariff will mean a 50% price hike, don’t nod along. Push back. Ask for the math. Demand the details. Because when it comes to tariffs and retail pricing, the facts just don’t support the hysteria. Well put ! A lot of countries already made trade deals , more will follow. For the rest , the tariffs won't be that bad , except maybe China.

Would you, even for free, ride Bozos's giant rocket into "space"? F no ! Not even if they paid me.

Exactly what they teach in these universities.

Not proven and only a part of it. Not to deflect but India is smarter : India considers gold, silver imports from US to bridge trade deficit - Hindustan Times Yes, considers , but good move. Instead of getting paid in USD for their products , they may buy the only interesting thing/product the US has to offer and where there is demand for in India : gold & Silver. Since bankers and the FED don't consider it as money , India buy some "commodities" for their USD's. Reducing trade inbalances. Brilliant. China should do the same.

Told ya after the gay mariages . In bed with the WEF. Get your sleave up, next mRNA shot will be mandatory. More taxes , CBDC , all coming.