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Back around 1980 I remember when American factories began to shut down and the work / jobs were sent to China. Manufacturer's were saying "We can produce the same item at a much lower cost"... 50 years later, I ask "How's that working out" ?
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SHANGHAI, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to provide a level playing field for American businesses as he began a visit aimed at resolving a raft of contentious issues that could jeopardise the newly repaired relationship.
Blinken's trip is the latest high-level contact between the two nations that, along with working groups on issues from global trade to military communication, have tempered the public acrimony that drove relations to historic lows early last year.
But Washington and Beijing have been increasingly at odds over how American companies operate in China, Chinese exports and manufacturing capacity, and strains are also growing over Beijing's backing of Russia in its war in Ukraine.
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SHANGHAI, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to provide a level playing field for American businesses as he began a visit aimed at resolving a raft of contentious issues that could jeopardise the newly repaired relationship.
Blinken's trip is the latest high-level contact between the two nations that, along with working groups on issues from global trade to military communication, have tempered the public acrimony that drove relations to historic lows early last year.
But Washington and Beijing have been increasingly at odds over how American companies operate in China, Chinese exports and manufacturing capacity, and strains are also growing over Beijing's backing of Russia in its war in Ukraine.
Did not take long for the Government propaganda to follow the GDP report... LOL
But, but, but
But, but, but
GDP slows to 1.6% in first quarter, but it's stronger than it looks
Biden, 81, blasted for repeating lie that he used to drive 18-wheeler
President Joe Biden repeated a lie he's told in the past about having driven an 18-wheeler truck at a speech in Florida Tuesday.
This is becoming blatant. It will continue until it is stopped.
When the Democrap that’s running the election - is also running for governor - it’s not a surprise that every race was probably stolen.
Why did you buddy Johnson cast the vote breaking the tie on requiring warrants for FISA? FISA is a tool of the swamp/Democrats to target their enemies. Johnson made a clear, unambiguous choice to be a RINO. Why vote Republican? You mention Republicans need to "hold the line" - so Conservative Republicans should bow to the RINOs?
The root cause of this was the financial engineering of our manufacturing base by the elitist on Wall Street. They reaped trillions by selling out workers and and gutting our cities. The tools and machinery coming out of China are crap and and just wind up in the garbage when they break. Yet the very same people who created this mess will donate billions to radical environmental groups who are hell bent on reducing our standard of living. These people have no shame and a pox on all of them.
I got a news flash for you.
This cultured and EDUCATED redneck could have told you that....if you had asked.
Would have probably not charged you millions for the information either.
yeah, whatever...
www.foxnews.com
Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court
A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, ordering a new trial in stunning landmark #MeToo case. The entertainment mogul was convicted on two charges.
www.foxnews.com
This would make things so interesting, especially regarding the polls.
www.rt.com
US Secret Service preparing to protect Trump in jail – NYT
Former US President Donald Trump is at risk of being slapped with a short jail term for contempt of court
The Freedom Caucus is "Dividing the House". When they don't get their way there is always a "scrape goat". There always will be one for that group.
At times I think the Freedom Caucus is a tool of the Deep State with the plan to "divide and conquer". It is working.
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The final product wasn’t enough to completely satisfy most of the conservative hardliners that have long been a thorn in House Speaker Mike Johnson’s side. But they ultimately settled on a change to the program’s regular expiration date to two years from five years. They did that with the hope of enacting significant reforms later down the line should Donald Trump win back the White House in 2024 and be positioned through his administration to shape the contours of the next version of legislation.
Fourth time's the charm: House passes controversial spying bill after bitter infighting
Fourth time (yes, the fourth) was the charm for House Republicans when the lower chamber voted to renew a controversial spying law.
www.usatoday.com
LA has a storied political history within the state, that is for sure, like the IL of the South. On a federal level it has been a little better but Johnson has been a traitor to the Republican party.
And the cause of the problem is:Another expensive "feel good" for the community. More "after the fact" reporting.
We'll see how many killin's happen over the next few months.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department held a news conference about recent shootings in the city on Monday, March 25, at BRPD headquarters. Chief Thomas Morse Jr. said the year started with a noticeable uptick in serious violent crimes.
“Year-to-date, we’ve had 26 actual homicides. This month alone, our city has had 28 separate shooting incidents. That’s absolutely unacceptable,” Morse said.
“This is about enforcement, but we can’t forget investment because we will never arrest our way out of what’s going on,” said Young.
AI Firearm Detection software now live in some Baton Rouge cameras
It’s called ZeroEyes, an artificial intelligence gun detection software.www.wafb.com
Police chief puts more cops on the street after Baton Rouge had 28 shootings in March
The Baton Rouge Police Department is holding a news conference about the recent shootings in the city. The news conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday March 25 at BRPD headquarters.www.brproud.com
Baton Rouge Demographics
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Baton Rouge was:- Black or African American: 52.53%
- White: 37.21%
- Two or more races: 4.04%
- Asian: 3.82%
- Other race: 2.23%
- Native American: 0.16%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0%
No shit.
www.zerohedge.com
Are Pro-Palestinian Protests Being Hijacked By Marxists To "Destroy Capitalism, Freedom & Democracy"? | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
www.zerohedge.com
The Freedom Caucus is "Dividing the House". When they don't get their way there is always a "scrape goat". There always will be one for that group.
At times I think the Freedom Caucus is a tool of the Deep State with the plan to "divide and conquer". It is working.
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The final product wasn’t enough to completely satisfy most of the conservative hardliners that have long been a thorn in House Speaker Mike Johnson’s side. But they ultimately settled on a change to the program’s regular expiration date to two years from five years. They did that with the hope of enacting significant reforms later down the line should Donald Trump win back the White House in 2024 and be positioned through his administration to shape the contours of the next version of legislation.
Fourth time's the charm: House passes controversial spying bill after bitter infighting
Fourth time (yes, the fourth) was the charm for House Republicans when the lower chamber voted to renew a controversial spying law.www.usatoday.com
Currently he is the "Lightening Rod" for any group needing a scrape goat. He's getting blamed for almost as much stuff as Trump. I'm sure he will be blamed with the ongoing inflation and global warming.
Another colorful individual in Louisiana history. Today's thugs would not make a pimple on his ass. I hunted and fished in his territory of south Louisiana.
Carlos Joseph Marcello
Carlos Marcello - Wikipedia
The Republican RINOs always play the "we will get them next time" card. Why wait until Trump is in office? They have the House majority and they pissed it away. Instead of the "Freedom Caucus" being the bad Republicans - maybe the RINOs are the bad Republicans. Why vote Republican at all if they just cave to the Democrats?The Freedom Caucus is "Dividing the House". When they don't get their way there is always a "scrape goat". There always will be one for that group.
At times I think the Freedom Caucus is a tool of the Deep State with the plan to "divide and conquer". It is working.
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The final product wasn’t enough to completely satisfy most of the conservative hardliners that have long been a thorn in House Speaker Mike Johnson’s side. But they ultimately settled on a change to the program’s regular expiration date to two years from five years. They did that with the hope of enacting significant reforms later down the line should Donald Trump win back the White House in 2024 and be positioned through his administration to shape the contours of the next version of legislation.
Fourth time's the charm: House passes controversial spying bill after bitter infighting
Fourth time (yes, the fourth) was the charm for House Republicans when the lower chamber voted to renew a controversial spying law.www.usatoday.com
Yep....... If you think this is bad, best hope the next Speaker of the House is not a Democrat carrying a "Super Majority".
We can't vote ourselves out of tyranny.
Similar to my thought process of 51% / 49%......
Something very few people take note of. Those recording units are not being placed in the "BAD" neighborhoods because that would be seen as racial.
Welcome to the Deep South.
Dems want their donations backs.. You can already here Hillary screaming, Free Harvey...yeah, whatever...
Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court
A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, ordering a new trial in stunning landmark #MeToo case. The entertainment mogul was convicted on two charges.
No shit.
Are Pro-Palestinian Protests Being Hijacked By Marxists To "Destroy Capitalism, Freedom & Democracy"? | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
See post number 117,115.
Lightning not lightening.
Scape goat not scrape goat.
Damn I hate when people get grammar AND
spelling wrong at the same time.
In the same timeframe American Agriculture was facing the same issues but in Mexico and South America. Our frozen food farmer co-op's that had been providing premium fresh market products to firms such as Birdseye were shafted and left holding the bag. Birdseye and the like started buying broccoli at .15 per pound in Mexico where the USA farmers had to charge .30 per lb. Co-ops work on retains where the co-op pays a small amount upfront and then pays the retains to the farmers as the sales are made. In short the co-op white boxes all the frozen food in their freezers and then labels them when sold. Birdseye and ilk pulled out without notice and the all the frozen food co-ops lost millions and folded, so the farmers holding millions in retains never saw a dime. Same for flower growers, the cost of NG to warm the hot houses during the winter made them uncompetitive with South America. Globalization killed off or made uncompetitive fresh market agriculture and flowers.
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Biden, 81, blasted for repeating lie that he used to drive 18-wheeler
President Joe Biden repeated a lie he's told in the past about having driven an 18-wheeler truck at a speech in Florida Tuesday.www.dailymail.co.uk
I've been saying this for years. The raw data in the ice cores proves no correlation. If CO2 was responsible for the climate there would HAVE to be a direct correlation. There isn't. It's all over the place and seems to have little to do with the overall temperature.
The ONLY reason this fraud is perpetuated is because we generate a tiny amount of it. The substance actually responsible for the greenhouse effect is water vapor, period. But we have no control over that, so it's useless to communists.
This would make things so interesting, especially regarding the polls.
US Secret Service preparing to protect Trump in jail – NYT
Former US President Donald Trump is at risk of being slapped with a short jail term for contempt of court
