Trump was just served a rather humiliating defeat by China.

[BLMFem]

3 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

I have.

 

And your point is????? (drum roll)

 

 

ThreeCardMonte, once again showing he's not the brightest light in the night sky.😄

 

Where did the "Spanish Flu" originate, buddy?

[ThreeCardMonte]

5 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Oh, Monte. Ever heard of the expression "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to post lame deflections and remove all doubt."?

It was me buddy, although I borrowed heavily from Mark Twain. Maybe you should listen, okay?👍

 

That’s excellent advice.

 

Have you considered following your own advice?

 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

8 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

ThreeCardMonte, once again showing he's not the brightest light in the night sky.😄

 

Where did the "Spanish Flu" originate, buddy?

Iran?

[BLMFem]

4 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Iran?

Someone just googled "Spanish Flu origin" and had a rather embarrassing moment.

[ThreeCardMonte]

5 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Someone just googled "Spanish Flu origin" and had a rather embarrassing moment.

Not really concerned about the Spanish Flu over 100 years ago.

 

Much more concerned with the China Virus.  
 

By all means continue your research on the Spanish Flu.  It may keep you from posting nonsense for at least a few hours.

 

A welcome relief.

[swissie]

On 6/12/2025 at 6:09 AM, spidermike007 said:

For a man who claims to be a great negotiator he seems to be failing miserable at this point, when it comes to negotiating the hundred or so deals that he falsely promised. 

 

This so-called deal with China is astonishingly short on details and we all know why that is. Apparently it amounts to allowing Chinese students to study in the US in exchange for China doling out a few rare earth minerals here and there. China always had the upper hand in this, as the US overreached and they desperately need these minerals. 

 

Let’s be honest—this isn’t a trade “deal,” it’s a tactical climbdown. The U.S. just ate a hefty serving of humble pie, and China served it cold.

 

Beijing has exposed a core vulnerability in American strategy: economic and industrial dependence. Rare earths aren’t just commodities—they’re the backbone of U.S. defence systems, AI, and semiconductors. China controls the global refining chain, and this “deal” simply buys time—it doesn’t change the leverage.

 

The implications for Taiwan are stark. Despite relying on TSMC chips to power its military edge, the U.S. is structurally handcuffed. You can’t credibly defend a democratic ally when your missiles, radars, and drones need components processed in the aggressor’s country. Trump’s rhetoric may be loud, but his actions will be limited—he won’t jeopardise Wall Street, the tech sector, or midterm optics to defend Taiwan.

 

On social media, Trump declared: “WE ARE GETTING A TOTAL OF 55% TARIFFS, CHINA IS GETTING 10%. RELATIONSHIP IS EXCELLENT!” But a White House official, who was not authorized to discuss the terms publicly and insisted on anonymity to describe them, said the 55% was not an increase on the previous 30% tariff on China because Trump was including pre-existing tariffs, including some left over from his first term.

 

“We have no idea what the rules are,″ said Rick Woldenberg, CEO of the educational toy company Learning Resources, who is part of a lawsuit challenging Trump’s authority to impose the tariffs. “The U.S. found it needed to back off the restrictions it had thought would generate leverage,” he said, “and in exchange, they get merely a promise by the Chinese to dole out critical minerals a bit more quickly.”

 

Veronique de Rugy, senior research fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, dismissed the London truce as “a handshake deal … It can change at any time.”

 

 

Concernig this post, one should pay much attention of what was listed under "American Exceptionalism".

Seems to me, the US has a long way to go, before America is great again.

 

[BLMFem]

3 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Not really concerned about the Spanish Flu over 100 years ago.

 

Much more concerned with the China Virus.  
 

By all means continue your research on the Spanish Flu.  It may keep you from posting nonsense for at least a few hours.

 

A welcome relief.

Need help removing all that egg from your face?

[ThreeCardMonte]

12 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Need help removing all that egg from your face?

The relief was good while it lasted.

 

So tell us what your research uncovered?

[swissie]

On 6/12/2025 at 12:27 PM, Lacessit said:

Facts of life:

 

China mines 70% of the world's rare earths.

 

It processes 90% into useable form.

 

The US military is dependent on rare earths for advanced weapons technologies.

 

America only has one operating rare earth mine. It sends its production to China for beneficiation.

 

Putting it bluntly, Xi has Trump's testicles in a vice.

Right on. Among the many imponderabilities between "the West" and China, why has the "International Press" not isolated the Rare Earth Problem as absolutely PARAMOUNT. Qualifying the many other Chinese Problems as secondary.

Decades ago we thought that we were dependent on oil from "the Arabs". Childs play compared to the dependency of Chinese rare earths of today. 

The West is sitting at the chinese poker table. The Chinese have all the cards, we have none. The "chief dealmaker" will not change this constellation.

 

[swissie]

On 6/12/2025 at 12:11 PM, spidermike007 said:

It has likely been a staged marriage for a decade or longer, you can see her contempt for him with her body language and her extreme lack of affection. 

To look at Melanias "career" before Trump is helpful. The master dealmaker made just another deal some years ago.

Plenty of clips that show Melanias bodylanguage, ranging from disinterest to embarassement to utter contempt. A puppet on a string, living in a golden cage.

 

Adults should be able to interpret "body language" to a certain minimum degree. Those that cant't, will end up in divorce court. Probably more than once.

 

[BLMFem]

Looks like another TACO is served.

 

Trump’s Treasury Sec Admits It’s Another TACO Day With China

 

"President Donald Trump is “highly likely” to extend the 90-day tariff pause for countries negotiating with the U.S. in “good faith,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.

Trump declared America’s “liberation” from unfair trading policies on April 2, sending the stock market into a nosedive with his announcement of sweeping levies on most of the country’s trading partners. Days later, as stocks continued to tank, Trump hit pause on his trade war and declared a 90-day reprieve on tariffs for most countries, just as he backed off his tariffs on Canadian goods and lowered his sky-high duties on Chinese imports."

[still kicking]

7 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Iran?

Make that Kansas USA