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Rule #3: Always carry bolt cutters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis It's a lot more than the US. You been listening to the MAGA morons again?

It was sarcasm. Sorry you missed it. I have flown EVA exclusively for 10 or 15 years.

Not so far to Hudson's Bay, and that's beginning to open up as a port, thanks to climate change.

Damn I hate flying EVA. They're late all the time.

Mongering 101: never leave valuables unmonitored.

All this just so the church can attempt to give direction to the big orange buffoon.

Was just in the US for a bit. The only rentals they had were electric. Thankfully I got a Tesla. Met a lady at the rental place that was returning her non-tesla EV. She had horror stories of not being able to find chargers that would work for the car she had and having to drive 30-40 miles to get to one. Tesla chargers were everywhere. And none of them were on fire. The Tesla I rented had about 40k miles. The interior was deteriorating. Build quality was poor. I'd never buy one.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/business/tesla-sales-plunge-europe-musk CNN — Tesla’s sales continue to dive across Europe even as car buyers there increasingly buy electric vehicles. Tesla sales were down sharply in April in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal, as well Sweden and France, according to monthly sales figures. Just like in the United States, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s politics has inspired backlash and protests across Europe. Musk has backed some far-right political candidates in Germany and the UK. And given his high-profile role in the Trump administration, anger over the threat to slap steep tariffs on European imports could also be turning off some European buyers. Related articleTesla is in worse shape than you think In the UK, one of the few European markets where Tesla reported stronger sales in the first quarter, April sales plunged 62%, according to UK auto industry trade group SMMT. The drop came even as overall EV sales rose 8% in the UK for the month. Tesla sales were also down 67% in Denmark, 74% in the Netherlands and 33% in Portugal, according to data from trade groups in each of those countries. Sales were also down 81% in Sweden, and 59% in France, according to Reuters.

Probably smoking marijuana and got the munchies.

Breathing too expensive for you? It would be real cheap then if you just stopped.

MAGA

We'll see what the real SCOTUS thinks. Who cares what some inbred state's supreme court think.

Make sure you hold on to those stocks you bought during the dip. I'm sure they're going through the roof soon.

You expect Trump's minions to make the numbers look worse? You've been watching too much Faux News.

The tariff hits on the job market and the stock market have not yet begun. Give it a couple of months.

Yeah, everybody in the band had a long beard, except for the guy whose last name was Beard. Sort of ironic if you think about it. Alanis, I've got another verse for you. Saw ZZ top 3 or 4 times. Great show.

Oh I must be so out of date. Is that like a Karen?

500 years ago, China destroyed its world-dominating navy because its political elite was afraid of free trade In the 1400s, China owned the greatest seagoing fleet in the world, up to 3,500 ships at its peak. (The U.S. Navy today has only 430). Some of them were five times the size of the ships being built in Europe at the time. But by 1525, all of China's "Treasure Fleet" ships had been destroyed -- burned in their docks or left to rot by the government. China had been poised to circumnavigate the globe decades before the Europeans did, but instead the Ming Dynasty retracted into itself and entered a 200-year-long slump. Few people in the West realize how economically and technologically advanced China was by the 1400s. The Treasure Fleet was vast -- some vessels were up to 120 metres long. (Christopher Columbus's Santa Maria was only 19 metres.) A Chinese ship might have several decks inside it, up to nine masts, twelve sails, and contain luxurious staterooms and balconies, with a crew of up to 1,500, according to one description. On one journey, 317 of these ships set sail at once. Under the command of the eunuch admiral Zheng He, the Chinese were routinely sailing to Africa and back decades before Columbus was even born. Yet they did not go on to conquer the world. Instead, the Chinese decided to destroy their boats and stop sailing West. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/500-years-ago-china-destroyed-its-worlddominating-navy-because-its-political-elite-was-afraid-of-free-trade-a7612276.html ------ Reminds me if something going in today but I just can't think of what it could be.

Or Covered Wagon

100 days is more than enough. It's all about the tariffs and how Trump's billionaire buddies ordered their overseas requirements before the tariffs came into effect.

Not long. The Orange Buffoon is blaming the market drop and the GDP cratering is due to Biden. Easily predicted that this would be the moron's response, and the cult will suck it up, as usual.