Archive for 2019
August 7, 2019
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DECOUPLING: Trump Doubles Down On The China Trade War.
This is from Salvatore Babones at The National Interest:
Trump’s aggressive push on tariffs has thrown the country’s expert class into a tizzy, with pundits predicting a severe shock to the American economy, blaming the trade war for every blip in stock prices, and warning of the potential for runaway inflation as consumers pay the price for Trump’s tariffs.
Meanwhile the economy is employing record numbers of people, inflation is running well below the Fed’s target rate, and stock markets are slightly up since the beginning of the “trade war” in April. The data simply refuses to satisfy the pundits’ appetite for economic carnage.
With the economy refusing to cooperate with their “gloom and doom” narrative, America’s pundits are now arguing that economic pressure is no way to get a trade deal from China. When a Chinese Communist Party newspaper tells them that “China will never give in to pressure,” they believe it.
And who knows? Maybe they’re right. But if China doesn’t give in to pressure, then its manufacturing base will continue moving to Vietnam and India. Less labor-intensive assembly work will move to Mexico, which has now displaced China as America’s top trade partner. China will lose its unique position at the center of global production networks, and with it much of its leverage over global politics.
All of these trends are in America’s national interest. And Trump’s trade war benefits America’s allies, too. In fact, the only country in the world with an interest in China holding all the strings of global value chains is China. If the Chinese don’t realize that, then they’re in for some real surprises as the trade war drags on.
Read the whole thing.
I’d just add that while China does have the ability to hurt us back, the US still holds most of the trump cards, so to speak. And it’s time to stop, if you’ll allow me to paraphrase Lenin, paying China to make the rope they’ll hang us with.
COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: Flashback: Rashida Tlaib Lies About Her Grandmother So She Can Blame Israel.
LOOKING AT SOLVING ITS GROWING HOMELESSNESS PROBLEMS, AUSTIN FINALLY TURNS TO THE OBVIOUS ANSWER: COLOR-CODING. What are those violet trash bags about? How Austin hopes to encourage homeless population to clean up their areas.
(Via Iowahawk, who tweets, “Here’s an idea: instead of hiring 6 millennials to sit around a conference table and brainstorm graphic design ideas for 4 hobo camp trash boxes, send them there actually pick up the trash”)
TYLER O’NEIL: SPLC Gets Conservative Crowdfunding Site Shut Down.
IT’S ALSO A GOOD WAY TO LOSE IN 2020: Republicans Who Support Gun Confiscation Laws Imagine ‘Due Process’ That Does Not Exist on Paper or in Practice.
A cave on gun-rights could make Trump a one-termer, the way caving on taxes did for George H.W. Bush. Democrats and the media know this, which is why they’re trying to get him to cave.
I’LL BE KINDA SURPRISED IF THIS WORKS OUT WELL FOR HIM: Peter Strzok, key figure in Russia probe, sues FBI, DOJ over firing.
MY FRIEND LARRY CORREIA AND I WROTE A BOOK TOGETHER: Monster Hunter Guardian (Monster Hunters International Book 7).
NEW ENTRY IN THE BESTSELLING MONSTER HUNTER INTERNATIONAL SERIES BY DRAGON AWARD–WINNING AUTHORS LARRY CORREIA AND SARAH A. HOYT
When Owen Pitt and the rest of the Monster Hunter International crew are called away to mount a month’s-long rescue mission in a monster-infested nightmare dimension, Julie Shackleford—Owen’s wife and descendant of MHI founder Bubba Shackleford—is left behind. Her task: hold down the fort and take care of her new baby son Ray. Julie’s devoted to the little guy, but the slow pace of office work and maternity leave are starting to get to her. But when a routine field call brings her face-to-face with an unspeakable evil calling itself Brother Death, she’ll get more excitement than she ever hoped for.
Julie is the Guardian of a powerful ancient artifact known as the Kamaresh Yar, and Brother Death wants it. In the wrong hands, it could destroy reality as we know it. Julie would die before giving it up.
Then Ray goes missing, taken by Brother Death. The price for his safe return: the Kamaresh Yar. If Julie doesn’t hand over the artifact it means death—or worse—for baby Ray. With no other choice left to her, Julie agrees to Brother Death’s demands. But when you’re dealing with an ancient evil, the devil is in the details.
To reclaim her son, Julie Shackleford will have to fight her way through necromantic death cults, child-stealing monsters, and worse. And she’ll have to do it all before Brother Death can unleash the Kamaresh Yar.
It’s one woman against an army of monsters. But Julie Shackleford is no ordinary woman—she’s one tough mother!
DEMOCRATS HIT BOTTOM, GET EXCAVATOR: A New Low For Democrats?
IF SHE WINS THIS ONE, THERE’S A TON MORE WAITING IN THE WINGS: Sarah Palin’s Defamation Case Against New York Times Reinstated.
I SAY HE NEEDS HANGING, CUT DOWN WHILE STILL LIVING, AND HIS ENTRAILS BURNED BEFORE HIS EYES. IF THAT’S CRUEL AND UNUSUAL, IT JUST BETRAYS TIMIDITY OF THE PUBLIC TO ENDURE THIS NONSENSE WITH NO RETALIATION: Peter Strzok Sues FBI, Cites Privacy And Freedom Of Speech Were Violated.
Look, he betrayed the will of his sovereign, we the people, and plotted against us, and our lawfully constituted Republic. And then he wants redress from our courts… I might be a little angry.
THIS IS WHAT COMES OF TRYING TO BUY A HIT ON THE CHEAP! ALWAYS SHOP AT A REPUTABLE PROVIDER FOR ALL YOUR HITMAN NEEDS! Pornhub star Lynn Pleasant faces 10 years in prison for paying ‘hitman’ £4k to have son’s father murdered.
THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST FEMALE DOCTORS, BUT IF WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THEM (AND GIVE THEM PREFERENTIAL ADMISSION TO MED SCHOOL) MAYBE WE NEED TO EXPAND THE SLOTS IN MED SCHOOL … OR EVEN INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MED SCHOOLS? Too many female doctors go part-time or stop working — why that’s a big problem.
Nyah – Just give out more h1b visas, that’ll solve it!
AND THE YOUNG EXPERIENCE EVEN MORE PRESSURE, BECAUSE EVERYONE PUTS THEIR CRAZY ON THEM. THE FEARS GENERATED BY RAPID TECH CHANGE BECOME APOCALYPTIC THEORIES. AND THE KIDS DON’T KNOW THEY SHOULD JUST IGNORE THEM: The Coming Debtpocalypse.
AND THE OTHER HALF HAVEN’T BEEN THROUGH IT YET: Half of young Americans say college is no longer necessary.
WEAK POINTS POPPING UNDER PRESSURE: Under Pressure.
IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND THOSE BOYS’ CONFUSION – THE CARDBOARD CUTOUT IS WAAAAY SMARTER THAN AOC: Mitch McConnell responds to viral AOC ‘Team Mitch’ cutout groping photo.
You know, Obama’s team did this with Hillary’s cutout, and wasn’t it fun, ahah.
… I know, I know, it’s different when they do it. Because their hearts are pure. (Pure greed, malice, etc.)
LOOK, BEE. I GET IT. EVERYONE WANTS TO GET INTO THE REAL NEWS REPORTING. BUT THE FACT IS YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE WRITING SATIRE. WHY SO REAL? New York Times To Run All Facts By Angry, Pitchfork-Wielding Mob Before Going To Print.
THEY’RE JUST AFRAID THEY’LL HAVE TO SHARE THEIR STEAKS DU ZOO ANIMAL WITH US: THAT’S RICH: Venezuela Issues Travel Warning Against ‘Violent’ USA.
August 6, 2019
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INTO BUILDING HILLARY’S EXOSKELETON JUST TOOK AN EXCEEDINGLY STRANGE NEW TURN: ‘Robot tail’ could help reduce risk of falling for elderly, say Japanese scientists.
Or, as always, life eventually catches up with P.J. O’Rourke’s satire: “It was just the usual small talk of the very rich, who are indeed different from you and me—they have tails. Little short ones with smooth silky hairs, right at the base of the spine. If you ever want to know whether somebody is very rich or not, just pull down their pants. If they’re very rich, they’ll have a tail. No kidding.”
(Classical reference in headline.)
BECAUSE REASONS: My Family Has Been Threatened by Racists. Why Should They Outgun Me?
CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: 14 FBI Officials Leaked to the Media, Only Four Were Fired, Judicial Watch Reveals.
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