Political Thread in memory of David Reid. (R.I.P.)

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Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier

What a guy...

https://www.chch.com/chch-news/trump...eid=9d4a5002ba

How can the world allow one man to trash the global economy. Where are the safeguards? :confused:

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Shocking isn't it, stock markets are falling, which makes no difference whatsoever to the average man and woman in the street. The rich might be suffering paper losses, but I don't give a FF for them, do you ? The stock market has fallen before, numerous times, it will recover, it always does, in the meantime a Bear Market usually lasts around 9/10 months, so this might have some time to run yet, who knows. You have heard of a Bear Market haven't you mon ami, you might even have experienced one, in which case you'll know there's no point panicking and running around shrieking hysterically, like the Dems and Globalists are now.

In the meantime, in the good old US of A, gas prices are falling, interest rates are falling, food prices are falling and the great money laundering scam which is USAID is gradually being wound down. God Bless America.

I suppose the next time I see you mon ami, you will be decked out in a matching Perma Tan too#. :blue:

Reality kicks in...

Trump Tariffs 'Shattering Confidence' in the US.
Alan Blinder, Princeton University economics and public affairs professor, says stagflation is the default outlook for the US right now and the Trump administration's tariffs are "shattering confidence in the American economy". The Sun Bed King is an eejit. :mad:

The two Labour MP's who were detained and arrested at the border of Israel reminds me of a quote I recall from a Jewish Holocaust survivor, "No country is immune to the forces of fascism - not even Israel." Unsurprisingly, Kemi Dimwit Badenoch backed the Israelis. :blue:

This MUST stop...:mad:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/683445080882062

Dearborn US attorney Amir Makled was prevented from entering the US on a US Passport. "This current administration is doing something that no administration has done — they are attacking attorneys," Makled said. "This is a different type of threat to the rule of law that I see. They are now challenging the judiciary, or lawyers, they're putting pressure (on them) to dissuade attorneys from taking on issues that are against the government's issues. We have an obligation as lawyers to stand up to this stuff."

Customs and Border Protection Assistant Commissioner Hilton Beckham defended the agents' actions in a statement to the Free Press. He would. :mad:

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Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier

The two Labour MP's who were detained and arrested at the border of Israel reminds me of a quote I recall from a Jewish Holocaust survivor, "No country is immune to the forces of fascism - not even Israel." Unsurprisingly, Kemi Dimwit Badenoch backed the Israelis. :blue:

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Oh dear, Lefties have such short memories, here is our 'fascist' Home Secretary refusing entry into the UK to a Dutch politician.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...h-mp-ban-islam

Geert Wilders, the rightwing Dutch politician accused of Islamophobia, was today refused entry to the UK after arriving at Heathrow airport in London. Wilders was due to show his 17-minute film Fitna, which criticises the Qur'an as a "fascist book", at the House of Lords today. But on Tuesday he received a letter from the Home Office refusing him entry because his opinions "threaten community harmony and therefore public safety". He arrived at Heathrow shortly after 2pm and was questioned by immigration officials. On the plane from Amsterdam, the controversial leader of the Freedom party told Dutch journalists he had travelled to Britain in December without any fuss. "I don't see why there's a problem with me this time," he said. "I don't understand why they allowed me to come before and not now."

Asked whether he had a message for the UK government, he said: "I would say to them, 'Even if you don't like me and don't like the things I say then you should let me in for freedom of speech. If you don't, you are looking like fascists.'"

It is never unusual to find the words, 'Labour', 'Lefty' and 'Hypocrisy' in the same sentence.

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Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier

Reality kicks in...

Trump Tariffs 'Shattering Confidence' in the US.
Alan Blinder, Princeton University economics and public affairs professor, says stagflation is the default outlook for the US right now and the Trump administration's tariffs are "shattering confidence in the American economy". The Sun Bed King is an eejit. :mad:

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An 'economics professor' no less mon ami. Impressive. Many years ago I stopped listening to horse racing tipsters, if they knew which horses were going to win, they wouldn't be selling tips or writing newspapers columns, they'd be sunning themselves on private beaches in the Cayman Islands. Same with economists, if they could predict accurately what would happen to an economy or whether a stock would rise or fall, they'd be on that Cayman Islands beach with the tipsters. But they're not are they, they spend their time slaving away, writing books, newspaper columns or forecasts for the likes of the OBR, which are inevitably proved wrong within days.

They know no more than you, me, and the racehorse tipsters mon ami, they can safely be ignored.

Does the Sun Bed King have any idea of what he is doing..?

"President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on imported vehicles, which went into effect last week, are already sending tremors through the auto industry, prompting companies to stop shipping cars to the United States, shut down factories in Canada and Mexico and lay off workers in Michigan and other states.

Jaguar Land Rover, based in Britain, said it would temporarily stop exporting its luxury cars to the United States. Stellantis idled factories in Canada and Mexico that make Chrysler and Jeep vehicles and laid off 900 U.S. workers who supplied those factories with engines and other parts.

Audi, the luxury division of Volkswagen, also paused exports of cars to the United States from Europe, telling dealers to sell whatever they still had on their lots.

If other carmakers make similar moves, the economic impact could be severe, leading to higher car prices and widespread layoffs. The tariffs on cars are among the first of several industry-specific levies that Mr. Trump has in his sights and could offer early clues about how businesses will respond to his trade policies, including whether they raise prices or increase manufacturing in the United States. The president has said he also wants to tax the imports of medicines and computer chips."

I flit in and out of this thread but sometimes the posts are lengthy diatribes that I give up reading, not for lack of compassion but because i can read better informed reports elsewhere. I try to stick to footie posts but keep getting drawn in so now I occasionally bait BT as ii's a footie forum and i enjoy the banter but i know whatever I say this thread will endure because BT will ensure it and sinky will stoke the fire. So be it. :(