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Make America Gloomy Again
Here's the actual definition, not biased, what makes a leftist thinker................https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_politics -
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China tells airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries
Political theater. And apparently, you fell for it. If necessary, the Fed will step in to prevent a credit freeze. Fed officials have publicly stated as much on recent occasions. Just the other day, one of the Fed governors said so, on the record. I could look it up, but I'm sure you can find it. Trump may be posturing for an immediate lowering of interest rates, but it's all a great game. Don't forget the context. Trump ran on a promise of a strong dollar and the maintenance of the US dollar as the world reserve currency. Is that posture compatible with a lowering of interest rates and the continued destruction of the dollar? Of course not. So they play a game. Powell pretends to care, Tump pretends to be outraged, and the media propaganda machine runs with the story, gleefully proclaiming that Trump is failing. And yet no one stops to ask what happens if he does fail. The reality is a different matter entirely. Given the current macroeconomic environment, the recent capital outflows from the US markets, including the stock and bond markets, Trump won't have to wait too long for his interest rate cuts. Either the Fed steps in and buys it all, as necessary, or, the market freezes up and the world economy crashes. And if you think the Fed will choose the later option, I have to ask, what you're smoking? It's not going to happen. Of course, there is a breaking point. Lowering interest rates and printing money only works until such time as it doesn't. And then it's game over. You don't want to be around when that happens, especially if you live in a civilized Western nation. -
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Not Approved Because I'm Not High So
The Philippines is on an entirely different level. i shudder when I recall my time working there -
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China tells airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries
But can they? Honest question... Under the Biden's FAA, Boeing was limited in their output until they addressed safety and process issues. Has that limit been rescinded? I haven't been following the Boeing debacle for a few months. -
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Myanmar Frees Nearly 4,900 in New Year Amnesty, Including Dissidents
The Irrawaddy Myanmar’s military government has released nearly 4,900 prisoners as part of a traditional New Year amnesty, including at least 22 political detainees, in a move seen as both symbolic and strategic amid ongoing civil unrest. State-run broadcaster MRTV confirmed on Thursday that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing had pardoned 4,893 individuals, with 13 foreign nationals among them set for deportation. The mass release came as Myanmar marked Thingyan, its New Year celebration, under the shadow of a devastating earthquake that killed over 3,700 people last month. Buses carrying the newly freed prisoners departed Yangon’s infamous Insein Prison to emotional scenes—family members cheering and tearfully reuniting after often years apart. According to the Political Prisoners Network – Myanmar, the release included political detainees jailed under sweeping laws used to silence dissent since the 2021 military coup. Among them was film director Dwe Myittar, also known as Steel, and Hanthar Nyein, a journalist imprisoned after the 2021 crackdown on media. Nyein had faced multiple charges including incitement and violating Myanmar’s controversial cyber law, which rights groups say criminalises free speech. Despite these high-profile releases, critics point out that more than 22,000 political detainees, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, remain behind bars. While reduced sentences and conditional releases are common during Thingyan, the gesture does little to change the broader reality of Myanmar’s deepening repression. The country remains gripped by civil war, with fierce clashes continuing between the military and armed resistance groups. The regime has promised to hold elections by year’s end, but few see the offer as credible. In a muted New Year address, Min Aung Hlaing pledged reconstruction in earthquake-hit areas and called for peace talks—but gave no hint of concessions. Meanwhile, human rights groups warn that this amnesty, like others before it, may be more about optics than real reform. As buses pull away from Insein, the gesture of freedom for some offers a flicker of hope—but for many in Myanmar, the road ahead remains perilous and uncertain. -2025-04-18 -
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Do you want me to die? The Don.
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