Tuesday, May 13
Robert Reich
Trump’s Huge Tariff Hoax
A big lie is at the heart of Trump’s tariffs
Friends,
On Sunday night, the U.S. announced that it is cutting tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 percent to 30 percent, for 90 days, and that China is dropping tariffs on U.S. goods from 125 percent to 10 percent, also for 90 days.
The stock market soared on the news. (Anyone with inside knowledge of the deal made a killing.)
But what’s the ultimate goal here? What will happen over the next 90 days?
It’s impossible to know what’s in Trump’s mind (other than an insatiable thirst for money and power), but Trump trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro says the “bigger picture is restoring the American manufacturing base.”
In 1970, more than a quarter of American workers held jobs in the manufacturing sector. Today, it’s only about 8%. The Trump regime says sweeping tariffs will reverse this decades-long decline.
Friends,
On Sunday night, the U.S. announced that it is cutting tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 percent to 30 percent, for 90 days, and that China is dropping tariffs on U.S. goods from 125 percent to 10 percent, also for 90 days.
The stock market soared on the news. (Anyone with inside knowledge of the deal made a killing.)
But what’s the ultimate goal here? What will happen over the next 90 days?
It’s impossible to know what’s in Trump’s mind (other than an insatiable thirst for money and power), but Trump trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro says the “bigger picture is restoring the American manufacturing base.”
In 1970, more than a quarter of American workers held jobs in the manufacturing sector. Today, it’s only about 8%. The Trump regime says sweeping tariffs will reverse this decades-long decline.
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An American POPE
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I am not a student of Catholicism, but somehow it just does not seem right for an American to be Pope. I know there are Cardinals from all over the world and that it is a Cardinal that is elected to be Pope... but an American???
While this Pope was born in Chicago, IL all of his adult life after becoming a Priest was spent outside the USA. So, while he is American born, he is not really American lived... if that makes a difference.
So, my concerns may not be that valid... however, I have never liked the way AMERICANS try to FORCE their WILLS on other countries, trying to turn their government from whatever form is presently is, to being a DEMOCRACY. Our Democracy IS NOT FOR EVERYONE; to try and force that to happen is just plain wrong.
I don't like the way the Middle East treats their female citizens but if that is what they want to do, then why the hell should we try to change it? We shouldn't try... not even a little bit.
Consequently, when this American Pope tries to influence countries, will it be seen as coming from the church or coming from America?
Will the rest of the world PERCEIVE that President Trump will be convincing this Pope to see things his way?
Perceptions are easily manipulated...
I am probably WRONG, but I think it was a mistake to make an American Pope.
Scientists Find 3-Million-Year-Old Tools—But They Were Not Made by Our Ancestors
The discovery is challenging long-held beliefs about the origins of tool use and could alter our understanding of early human evolution.
TheNyayanga Site In South West Kenya. T.W. Plummer/Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project | The Daily
TheNyayanga Site In South West Kenya. T.W. Plummer/Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project | The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Archaeologists in southwestern Kenya have uncovered stone tools that are estimated to be up to 3 million years old. These tools, which may be the oldest of their kind ever discovered, were found near fossils of Paranthropus, a distant relative of modern humans.
A Surprising Discovery in Nyayanga
The tools were found at the Nyayanga archaeological site, located near Lake Victoria in southwestern Kenya. This site, excavated between 2014 and 2022, yielded over 300 stone tools made primarily from quartz and rhyolite.
These tools are classified as Oldowan, the earliest known stone tool technology, previously thought to be linked exclusively to the genus Homo.
Archaeologists in southwestern Kenya have uncovered stone tools that are estimated to be up to 3 million years old. These tools, which may be the oldest of their kind ever discovered, were found near fossils of Paranthropus, a distant relative of modern humans.
A Surprising Discovery in Nyayanga
The tools were found at the Nyayanga archaeological site, located near Lake Victoria in southwestern Kenya. This site, excavated between 2014 and 2022, yielded over 300 stone tools made primarily from quartz and rhyolite.
These tools are classified as Oldowan, the earliest known stone tool technology, previously thought to be linked exclusively to the genus Homo.
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