Image is allegedly of the note Trump wrote while editing a speech while on the way back from the G20 summit.
The top Russian-Chinese agent, Donald Trump, has decided that the pace of dedollarization and the decline of American financial hegemony is going too slowly. He has therefore decided to put tariffs on everybody; from America’s largest trading partners to uninhabited islands. In the process, he is trying to create an autarkic America. Jokes aside, interpretation and analysis of this has ranged across a wide spectrum. I think we can broadly agree that the most idiotic are the “true believers”; those that actually believe Trump’s every word, and that this will somehow bring back American manufacturing and whatever other inane promises he has made.
However, there is a much more interesting debate. The first camp are those who believe Trump is acting as an inadvertent accelerationist due to his lack of understanding about how the world economy and dollar hegemony functions (and that this will subsequently ensure that countries flock to China instead). The second camp are those who believe that Trump does know what he’s doing, at least to a certain extent, and that the effective result of this period of madness will be countries kowtowing to the United States; renegotiating trade deals to be even more in favor of the US in order to get tariffs reduced. There’s even a yet more cynical camp who believes that in fact, this entire trade war is just theater for further national wealth redistributions from poor to rich; that all these monumental international trade wars are more of a sideshow. To quote the linked article: “[…] out of the mountain of tariffs that threaten to turn into a global trade war will emerge the mouse of further tax cuts.”
I’m not embarrassed to admit that I have absolutely no idea which one of these is the closest model to reality. We’re in new economic and political ground, and even if the tariffs are quickly renegotiated and/or dropped, the impacts will continue to reverberate around the world for years. I’m sure we’ll debate this for months to come here, though!
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Israel-Palestine Conflict
Sources on the fighting in Palestine against Israel. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:
UNRWA reports on Israel’s destruction and siege of Gaza and the West Bank.
English-language Palestinian Marxist-Leninist twitter account. Alt here.
English-language twitter account that collates news.
Arab-language twitter account with videos and images of fighting.
English-language (with some Arab retweets) Twitter account based in Lebanon. - Telegram is @IbnRiad.
English-language Palestinian Twitter account which reports on news from the Resistance Axis. - Telegram is @EyesOnSouth.
English-language Twitter account in the same group as the previous two. - Telegram here.
English-language PalestineResist telegram channel.
More telegram channels here for those interested.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Sources:
Defense Politics Asia’s youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful.
Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section.
Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don’t want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it’s just the two of them if you want a little more analysis.
Simplicius, who publishes on Substack. Like others, his political analysis should be soundly ignored, but his knowledge of weaponry and military strategy is generally quite good.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent and very good journalist reporting in the warzone on the separatists’ side.
Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.
Pro-Russian Telegram Channels:
Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.
https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR’s former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR’s forces. Russian language.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one.
https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster’s telegram channel.
https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator.
https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps.
https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a ‘propaganda tax’, if you don’t believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses.
https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.
Pro-Ukraine Telegram Channels:
Almost every Western media outlet.
https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.
The Tantrum is in Full Process ! - It is volantile emotional and personal ! I Repeat the Tantrum is in Full unmitigated Process !
And now in utter despicable french guy news:
Macron’s fragrance overpowering aides in Elysée Palace
The French president sprays on ‘industrial amounts’ of Dior Eau Sauvage, according to journalist Olivier Beaumont
Yowzer,
Critical support for JDPON Don in his struggle against finance capital.
Why do I feel like trumps’ shenanigans will somehow be rewarded by voters etc? Because this is a really stupid timeline…
So far it doesn’t seem like this has affected Trump’s approval ratings, but then again the pain hasn’t even begun yet.
If these tariffs stay, all these people saying “this is a necessary hardship” are gonna flip on Trump at the first minor inconvenience. These people are
’s and have the self discipline of a toddlerBut that same quality will make it easier to displace the blame on designated enemies both foreign and domestic. And attributing delayed effects of policy to unrelated things is like breathing for capitalist propagandists. Without political education, rage is up for grabs.
There’s still two years until the next election circle. They’re going to forget that they eating paper because Trump tariffs and going to vote R again.
People love when their leaders actually use their power to create tangible change, even if it’s bad.
Political will is always more popular than performative apathy
104% tarrifs go into effect on China tomorrow.
Absolutely wild.
Edit:
Edit 2:
deeply irrational and deliriousEdit 3:
nature is healingEdit4: get ready to learn Chinese, buddy
We’re never getting Switch 2
It’s almost a shame, Duskbloods was enough to hook me and now I won’t be able to get it anyway
Maybe I’ll be able to play it someday by goading my concentration camp guard in El Salvador into taking me on in PvP but he’ll probably just beat the shit out of me and not let me play
Treatlerites in shambles
China should shut off TikTok and refuse to sell.
Truly the most
moment.USians better get ready to set up their backyard treat furnace.
3d printing dildos
Artisanal treat production
I think we’ve had the highest and then second-highest intra-day point swings for the major indexes the past two days. Volatile is an understatement at this point.
Vibesino
So what happens to all the boats of commodities which will simply not leave port tomorrow? Will there be unlimited Taobao fire sales?
get in losers we’re destroying the international trade system built specifically to benefit the USThe treats have been CANCELLED
We could all be in BRUNCH were it not by DRUMPF
US Regime considering drone strikes on Mexico
Discussions among White House, Defense Department and intelligence officials, which are still at an early stage, have included possible drone strikes against cartel figures and their logistical networks in Mexico with the cooperation of Mexico’s government, the sources said.
Still, the administration has made no final decision and reached no definitive agreement about countering the cartels. And unilateral covert action, without Mexico’s consent, has not been ruled out and could be an option of last resort, the sources said. It is unclear whether American officials have floated the possibility of drone strikes to the Mexican government.
Wonder how many surface to air missiles have made their way from Ukkkraine to the cartels in the past couple years. I bet it’s not zero.
Claudia, do not disappoint us
This plan would work if the cartels were made of exclusively of unarmed women and children and not a well-funded military. This is just more theater from the US to look tough on organized crime and policing the border.
All this would accomplish would just be blowback on people in Mexico being displaced even quicker than they are already.
The US has been considering this for months now, the daily spy flights on the Mexico border have not stopped, but rather intensified, with new aircraft with more sophisticated radars being used.
looking at the news be like
slim_pickens_riding_the_stock_market.jpg
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇱 President Trump says he might not reduce tariffs on Israel because "we give Israel billions of dollars a year."
JDPON Don is real
Well yes, the only way to eliminate tarrifs as it stands is to eliminate your trade deficit with the United States. The US is not giving exemptions to any country. Netanyahu vowed to do that at the white house yesterday, Israel will eliminate the trade deficit with the United States and buy more American goods to eliminate the tarrifs, according to Netanyahu.
Israel should become the 51st state to avoid tariff. I’m sure DOGE can also help them reform their welfare program. They can also adopt the Florida’s criminal code on sexual crimes
“Please remove all the KKKolonisers from Israel”
monkey’s paw curls
The best
democracywelfare recipient in Middle easti think they have been letting the shekel depreciate more than they would usually allow since February, to make up for some of the effects of tariffs.
‘Ignorant, disrespectful’: China slams Vance for ‘peasants’ slur as tariff war intensifies | South China Morning Post
China has strongly criticised US Vice-President J.D. Vance for characterising the Chinese as “peasants” amid the escalating trade war, calling his remarks “ignorant and disrespectful”.
“China’s position on China-US economic and trade relations has been made very clear,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
“It is surprising and pathetic to hear such ignorant and disrespectful words from this vice-president.”
Lin was responding to a media query on comments made by Vance in an interview with Fox News last Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on most trading partners – including an extra 34 per cent on Chinese imports.
Defending the levies, Vance said: “We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture.
“That is not a recipe for economic prosperity, that’s not a recipe for lower prices, and that’s not a recipe for good jobs in the United States of America.”
Vance is such a barking chihuahua. I guarantee if he had to actually answer to someone he would shake like one too.
characterizing the Chinese as “peasants”
If Chinese are peasants at this moment, wait until how they production capability will increase when it is a country of workers.
You have seen nothing yet. there will be so much 550,000 DWT Oil tanker that everyone in the world will own one.
not another 550,000 DWT Oil tanker, I barely have room to park the two I already own!
Defending the levies, Vance said: “We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture.
this mfer thinks peasants work in factories
Trump raises tariff on Chinese goods to 125%, accusing Beijing of ‘lack of respect’
As we’ve just reported, Donald Trump has raised tariffs against China to 125%, and also issued a 90 day pause to some tariffs.
Here’s his Truth Social statement in full:
"Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately.
At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable.
“Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Bro timing his policies like hoi4 national focuses
tim cook more like tim cooked
Tim Apple Pie
We used to have Johnny Cash, Bob Hope and Tim Cook. Now we have no cash, no hope and we’re cooked.
I’m just imagining him in China loading up the last cargo pallets of “tarrif free” iPhones onto the planes to get to the US before midnight, kind of like the last US helicopter flight out of Vietnam lol.
Common inverse Cramer W:
https://xcancel.com/CramerTracker/status/1909342873214149088Jim Cramer called for Black Monday
The Nasdaq finished +0.01% today
Incredible
Cramer saves the economy once again.
That’s a real head scratcher.
Lmao that’s why it didn’t happen
Genuinely hoping for our comrade @xiaohongshu@hexbear.net to return to us
( ✿◔‿◔ )つ 🇨🇳
Same
I hope they are doing good, but i think the current news may give them hope since by China putting tarrifs on US goods will drive up consumption of national goods
Same. I’ve been missing their commentary during this time.
Nonono, all of this is only happening while he’s gone! If he resumes activity, everything will revert to “nothing ever happening” and we’ll be back to square one!
if they do it’ll be under another name I bet
hope they’re doing well, maybe they decided there’s a better use of their time than educating a bunch of amerikkkans
He is busy coming up with more tariffs to destroy America
Putting the Xi in Xiao Hong Shu
Disclaimer: “according to sources”
https://xcancel.com/Sino_Market/status/1909464307974521344
If this is true its a huge retaliation.
- Banning the import of U.S. films into China
for free 🏴☠️Russia is about to be dethroned as the chief seedpool of humanity
Streaming pirated movies via Plex and a Prime day sale Firestick onto a 42" plasma TV with a soundbar, both of which I got for free and thriving.
Just pirate the films and fuck the rights holders.
(6) is colosal
all your Ideas you ever had … we dont respect them no more
First they come for my beloved Switch 2 and now they are coming for Avatar: Fire and Ash
