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Amazing... murders are actually down 20% since the inauguration. If the trends continues, this year will be the lowest on record
Don't worry Lindsey Graham will solve it lol
Yes, they do. And, they are making it. It just isn't the choice a roundeye would make. Watching this farce is frustrating. We don't seem to like outcomes that don't fit our narrative. Stop believing China will change. We have 200 years of solid missionary history to prove the point. Just stop trying. There is no economic prize here. Just stop it.
There seems to be no way to stop this disaster. I hope someone is filming this for posterity at least.
Ponch and Jon take care of business
Omg. Blasts from our cherished past.
Excellent
Sam Shepherd
Nah. Right Stuff I think. But Yay Mexico regardless!
I thought that was Apollo 13
Anyone remember that scene in The Right Stuff? Loved it!
Lmao. That shows how bad the base level of knowledge really is. It also totally justifies the Maquiladora program. Go Mexicans! No us university degree or visa needed!!
**This is from 2010
Top U.S. Debt Holders Federal Reserve and Intergovernmental Holdings These entities collectively hold the largest share of U.S. debt, amounting to approximately $5 trillion. The Federal Reserve's role in purchasing and holding U.S. Treasury securities is central to its monetary policy operations. U.S. Public (Savings Bonds and Other Investors) American citizens and institutions hold around $1.114 trillion in U.S. Treasury securities, including savings bonds. China As the largest foreign holder, China owns about $1.2 trillion in U.S. Treasuries. This investment helps maintain a weaker Chinese yuan, benefiting its export-driven economy. Japan Japan is another significant foreign holder, with substantial investments in U.S. debt. United Kingdom The UK holds approximately $277.5 billion in U.S. Treasury securities. Pension Funds (Private and Government) Private and government pension funds collectively own about $490.2 billion in U.S. debt, reflecting the nation's reliance on these funds for retirement obligations. State and Local Governments These entities hold a significant portion of U.S. debt, though specific figures are not detailed in the available sources. Mutual Funds Mutual funds are major investors in U.S. Treasury securities, though exact holdings are not specified in the provided information. Russia Russia holds approximately $128.1 billion in U.S. debt. Caribbean Banking Centers These centers, often associated with offshore financial activities, hold a notable amount of U.S. debt, though specific figures are not provided in the available sources. Oil Exporting Nations (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Kuwait) Countries with significant oil exports, such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, invest in U.S. debt as part of their financial strategies, though exact amounts are not detailed in the available information.
Yeah it's bad. Dare I say Glenn Beck wrote an excellent book about the debt years ago - how it started, the history, the current status. It's gotten much worse. The interesting part about the book is who actually holds the debt. It's not just foreign entities, a huge chunk is owned by unions
From chat gpt.
From chat gpt.
This whole thing is a brand new thing... assassinations are completely on the table. In a weird way, it's like the show American gods. If you've seen that. (A really amazing show, by the way.)
I would measure Zelensky's continued participation in world events in months. There is no doubt that Joan of Arc was a saint who fought for the French king. There is also no doubt that she was burnt to a crisp. And, they did that one alive, just for good measure.
I'm ok with no Ukrainian peace. I very ok with fighting to the last Ukrainian. I'm ok with Russia dumping its last generation into a meat grinder. I'm ok with Russia depleting its huge war stocks. And I'm very ok with all this taking place on the Central Eurasian Plain. What I am a little uncertain about is the sudden disruption of the strategic nuclear balance by a nonparticipant with no consultation. Ukraine had no dog in that hunt. The consequences of that action are completely unknown. However, Zelensky's sudden demise, or Putin's, cannot be ruled out. I can make an excellent case for taking Zelensky off the board. Teenage gangs don't fuck with the Mafia.
Great Doom Day, today
Zelensky was playing us. Ukraine bombed a strategic bridge in Crimea yesterday... that's been planned for 7 months. They never wanted peace
Boy, that's a problem if you are playing the race card, lol. Why not celebrate what is normally considered a social achievement? It's hard being on the wrong side of a bad narrative.
I honestly wonder if we would have let Zelenskyy do it if we knew what he was up to.
And now they are gone. They can't even be rattled as skeletons in the closet. Not having a credible bomber threat is very, very bad news. While the apologists are downplaying Russia's need for bombers, this has opened a huge discussion among strategists. The world changed over the weekend.
This is interesting... trump wants mars exploration to be private sector
Haha the reason their bombers were destroyed, is because they were on the ground. They weren't doing it anyway 🤷♀️
The reason you needed bombers was in for retaliation. You keep a fleet in the air at all times. They are very hard to defend against. You cannot keep missiles in the air.
I expect that if Putin does something in the next week or so, it will involve hypersonics. He wants to make a show of it.
The idea of "needing bombers" for a triad I'd oldthink. The reason bombers used to be essential is because their range was greater than the missiles, and the human pilots could redirect/abort on command. Modern missiles guided by AI eliminate all those advantages. The future is drones, remember. The past, is tupolev. Russia desperately needs to be seen as a modern threat... not a relic. Sundance (the conservativetreehouse guy) has a point that the latest treaty outline gives them everything they want. But not respect. Or fear. Putin needs to re-establish that somehow. Tupolevs will not do that. Some cool new subs might help; but they don't seem to have any on the drawing boards
You have something of a point, but a hypersonic missile is still part of your missile leg of the triad. It's not a bomber and you need those for your triad. Russian is down to two legs on its already rickety stool. And Russian hypersonics have their own problems. Lot of vaporware there. Russia is rapidity devolving into a continental power. We are watching it with our own eyes. Their aging is not graceful. Note T-55s on the battlefield. Along with scooters and ATVs
"Its value to the Russian Air Force is greater than money."���Well said.�� What happened to the Russian Air Force this weekend is indescribable.�� The pressure now put on Russian the Russian missile and submarine forces is huge.��You have a triad for a reason and now Russia doesn't.��And if someone can park drones at silo sites, BOOM when the doors open for maintenance.
That's what I'm saying... they're going to have to rebuild *something*, hypsersonics - as overhyped as they are - are the only way to restore some sort of deterrent, without trying to restore some sort of failed tech from the 70s. Plus hypersonic missiles are more easily hidden, so they don't have to build as many as we think they have ;) i don't see any other air options for their triad
Basically, their jet engine technology is for shit. Their fighters are the size of freight trains and have shit range. They don't have strategic jet bombers because they can either carry fuel or bombs, but not both. What they did have, that was working, just went up in smoke. Notoriously poor availability rate.
You're right, they can't. The reason the Soviets used prop bombers is that they never developed the proper jet engines. Never did and still haven't. And their ability to build the older tech has vanished.
I don't see them rebuilding a bunch of prop engine tupolevs, either. Hypersonics may be new, but i don't see them regressing to old tech
They have longer range, require less fuel, don't risk pilot's lives, and are a quarter the cost. Seems a no brainer
No.
Honestly, hypersonic missiles are a bunch of hype, but they still will easily replace a bunch of bombers
The fact is, Russia will never build another strategic bomber.��Ever.��Not possible. What Ukraine did on Sunday was devastating, permanent, and full of unforeseen consequences.���Shit just happened.
When you first put it on, it feels fine.��4 days and 100 miles later, it will defeat you.��Note:��Rangers carry the lightest loads possible because their missions are longer with no resupply.���The scrawny, ratty looking guy with the jumpy demeanor?���He's a Ranger.��He will also have an extra candy bar in his pocket when at home.
Yes, it's how they were deployed that's important. No one ever thought of this before. Like Israel placing explosives in phones and triggering them later. What if you build drones into products Russia imports? What if weapons systems can be can be disguised into everyday things? Whole new avenues are opened. Think Huawei on a huge scale. You just don't import anything anymore for national security reasons. Make structural parts also the batteries enhances load, communications, speed, range, or AI capabilities. What's possible is magnified. A small solar powered drone would be a game changer. Also, any battery a soldier does have to carry is so important. Believe it or not we even thought about the weight or an extra pair of socks. Honest. When you're humping stuff for miles, everything feels like lead.
The drones didn't have to go far. They camouflage them inside these, like giant shipping crates, and then they drove literally half a mile away from the base.
Thank you!
There are always trade offs, but batteries can be made into structural components.
Yes yes and yes.
Matthew, in a drone, can structural parts also be batteries? Can batteries be made into structural parts? Is this realistic? I'm not thinking of mass practicality, but rather special purpose drones. In addition, can batteries be non-kinetically disabled or are they pretty much invulnerable that way? Jesus, the more I think of ways to defeat drones the more I come up with ways to make them more effective. We are not even close to effective drone utilization yet, lol.
This is the part of the attack which is truly most worth noting.��Russia cannot replace these bombers.���And it exposes a way to get at Russia's missile fleet which has never been considered.���Serious unconsidered consequences are unfolding now.��And area of previous "magical thinking" are now unfolding.�� Another thing that warrants serious thought:��How the hell did Ukraine keep this program secret for 18 months??
Alaska is beautiful but waaaay too cold for me
I can get 40 acres of land in Alaska and never have to worry about this shit again. I just need a platoon of good men to settle it.
Trucks with nukes
Why does my phone keep correcting correcting Putin to putting or pudding?
I seriously do not think putting will back down. If anything, they're planning some kind of shock and awe campaign with all the new hardware
Everything I knew just went out the window.
Trump ain't our guy
The fact that the US, Russia and China are dead silent speaks volumes about the gravity of this situation. The apple cart has been very upset. Somehow I don't think the new situation was ever gamed out. Zelenskyy was a very, very naughty boy. And he did what could not only not be done, no one ever even thought it was a possibility. Something will happen.
I hope something blows up
The unintended consequences of Ukraine's weekend strikes deep into Russia are enormous. The balance of power, worldwide, has been destabilized. Putin must go. His invasion of Ukraine has gone very wrong, and somehow he has just permanently lost one leg of his nuclear triad. But, because there is no provision for the peaceful transition of power in Russia, we can expect the most interesting of times.
Yeah, this isn't good
Interesting I just noticed that reuters filed that report under their China coverage. Odd.
Well, we've just learned that Iran has been cheating on their nuke deal. (Which was obvious and unsurprising to anyone not on the left.)
They probably are, but with so many players, and so many existential conflicts, the odds can no longer be taken lightly. How many players have nukes now? Honest question.
I'm not sure nuclear is off the table, at least the low-yield mini nukes
I totally agree. And I was agreeing with you previously.
In any case, I doubt that negotiations are even possible now
As did kruschev
He's been in power for almost 30yrs(?). He's not saddam. He's just suffered more damages than any other battle in 50yrs. His image and the image of Russia itself are at stake. I think putin will double down
Putin riding are bare-chested on horseback as now a hollow image.�� Gone in 6 months is a distinct possibility.��He had one job, and he fucked it up.
If you are Russian, nothing you knew yesterday is true today. If you are American, nothing you knew yesterday is true today. If you are the rest of the world, you are holding your breath and calculating wildly.
As predicted above, the peace negotiations in Turkey went nowhere. Ended after 60minutes. There are no negotiations possible now as there is no "winning" for Russia. Trump has some interesting tap dancing to do. Drone strategy is one thing; the possible end of Russia is something else. Simultaneous with the visible end of China. God, please let me live long enough to see how this unfolds. If we get out of all this we are in, to include the Middle East, without a single nuke flying, I will be truly amazed.
The Greeks had Cassandra and Pandora. The Swedes have got to do better than Fat Greta.
While I contemplate the future of drones... sky news Australia is calling Greta the "Swedish doom goblin"
That is our first assignment, then we go from there.
An excellent piece, but hidebound by attachment to effectively extinct treaties that were going the way of dodo, regardless. Zelenskyy just changed the conversation without asking or permission. The whole US-Russia post-WWIi dance just ended. There. 2% chance this could go nuclear right now. Putin is at risk because he failed in his primary job of protecting Russia. We are at risk because we have to rethink our entire understanding of the tools of modern warfare. (Think of how the jet engine obsoleted all propeller planes overnight. Trillions up in smoke. Think of how the atomic bomb destroyed the US army for 30 years without a shot being fired.) While I would like to pull an ostrich, it does leave our butt sticking up in the air. We cannot ignore this. We need every good mind we can get to imagine the drone warfare battlescape. As the Ukrainians have repeatedly shown over the last 3 years, nothing is off the table. Trump said zelensky was holding no cards. Well, turns out he was. He had printed his own. So, Sarah, challenge for us all. We need to think where we need to be in drone warfare in 10 years. What is the drone's greatest weakness?
Idaknow... they're forcing Russia into a corner to do something desperate. Zelensky isn't owed anything - this operation was in the planning for 18months. So zelensky was just playing us the whole time. I think we should just wash our hands of this. Europe wants war, Ukraine wants war, Russia wants war. I'm tired of pleading them to stop
WTF?! We are entering the end times. Steve Madden is dead, not by force, but by events.
Additional Note: What Ukraine did yesterday is insane. They just took out one leg of Russia's nuclear triad. BY THEMSELVES!! Incredible and praiseworthy as this event is, they actually seriously destabilized things globally. Russia is now seriously exposed and has correctly gone on full nuclear alert status. There are now a whole lot of US Air Force generals shitting in their pants because an unexpected reality just sat in their lap. Russia does not have the GDP to recover from this. As a global nuclear power, they have about 5 years left. That leaves them with some very bad choices. And we are going to be on the other end of those choices. Most likely this turns out ok for us. But, right now, in the depths of Cheyanne Mountain, the boys are reviewing every possible new scenario given the new facts on the ground that Zelenskyy just presented to the world. I'm amazed to say this, but Trump owes Zelenskyy an apology. This weekend's strike by Ukraine against Russia heavy bomber force was straight out of every fanboy fantasy. Simply couldn't happen. But, it did, across Russia, simultaneously and effectively. Hegseth better make sure our relations with the Ukrainians are off the charts. This was an incredible demonstration of the impossible with no luck involved. It's epic. It's Pearl Harbor writ large. (Think of those bombers as battleships, but he took them out across the nation, not at one location.) It is possible that he has also taken out Putin. The next six months will tell. Expect nothing to happen at the negotiating table. Everything's changed. And don't assume that this was one-and-done. Just don't do that. This war is destabilizing warfare. Completely and totally. It's all about drones now, from top to bottom. No one has an effective defense yet, especially against imaginative thinking. We will, but not for 5 to 10 years. This is going to be a hell of a ride. Either Ukraine just cut the balls off the Russians, or we Russians decide to go final self preservation. I can honestly hardly fathom this. The Ukrainian war has redefined everything. Outside of total nuclear war, everything just went out the window.
And now, direct from China - Wikileaks sneakers!
I wonder if the press will dare to show us her current form when the beast arrives in Gaza
That has got to be one of the most incredible outside-of-marriage transformations in history. That shit normally happens only after the deal's been sealed! Such a waif-to-walrus metamorphosis demonstrates her total lack of touch with reality, or alternatively, a deep unhappiness compensated for at the feedbag. Now her worthy opponents not only have to worry about being hectored to death, but crushed under the immense physical force of her presence. She will end the opposition by sitting on it.
Kool-aid man says, "ohhh yeah"
Wait.....are you saying thats really Greta on the left?? Really?
BOK’s Rhee Says US-China Trade Talks Important for Whole of Asia No shit!!
Morgan Stanley Sees Dollar Falling 9% on Slowing US Growth Bets I am so desperate to bet against them. Everyone has it worse than the US.
Notice the media keeps using the old photo lol
Lmao
End of Greta.
This will be much fun
Vance also made a pledge a few days ago while in India, to defend the indo-pacific against china
Nah, Xi showed up at the g20 a few hours ago. He's been MIA for weeks, so there were suspicions
Ok!
Nothing yet
Looking
What's it say on Xi downfall?
Ok. Thanks! It's still a worthwhile discussion because the discussion informs the odds, not vice versa.
Sean, what's Polymarket saying on Taiwan invasion and also Xi overthrow? Sarah's got decent ground there I think. Lots of noise and smoke.
Oh no nevermind... Xi just showed up at the g20 a few hours ago
Also... nobody has seen Xi in a bit, there's speculation of a ccp power struggle
Or... we're frightening Taiwan to getting close to us. Or... they're actually going to invade because we're kind of at our weakest at the moment. Trump hasn't built any new weapons yet, or even replaced the stockpiles we've sent to ukraine. Kamala didn't win - so this is literally our weakest moment
They want something to happen. But not a hot something.
China could use a cold war to enact more control on its people and prolong the existence of the party.
Gosh, I desperately wish I had my event futures betting market in place right now. China is rattling sabres to get better trade terms. China attack Taiwan? China fuck with Trump? Nah.
Yes, yes.... but doesn't this all seem eerily familiar somehow?
No. We got China pretty much surrounded by countries desperate to take the manufacturing China had. Best to be on the right side of history there. Again this for diplomatic consumption. Did you see the venue? Did China snub the event. Did Hegseth specifically use the term "Communist Chinese" which actually drew a rebuke from the Chinese themselves, lol. All diplomatic.
China containment? Are we going to send G.Is back to the jungle with no real goals in mind?
This for diplomatic consumption and to further the containment of China. As far as speaking goes, it's bipartisan as far as the China threat. But, considering the venue, it could encourage allied spending on US weapons. Those Australian nuclear subs still have to be built
An infantry officer maybe not. They tend to be germanic in their speech and meaning.
If a threat was imminent, then he would say that. He wouldn't qualify his statement.
The war machine needs another war to keep the ponzi scheme going
Yes, but hegseth isn't really known for using the imminent word. But hey, we'll know in a few days
"It could be imminent."
Well... hegseth says, "imminent", reminding me of when we were warned a Ukrainian invasion was "imminent"
In other words, nothing has changed.
And here's your daily doom - Sunday edition
Did anyone know that the French and the Saudi s were busy creating a Palestinian state by fiat, just like Israel?
Switch to meth.
Va offers thc. I wonder what this will do
Republicans. Shooting themselves in the foot as always.
I just can't believe they're even going to try to put the toothpaste back into the tube. It's dumb as fuck
Up charge on whatever we can offer
Charge for membership
We should open a speak easy
Jesus christ the texas legislature just criminalized THC, and Abbott will sign it. We're actually going *back* to prohibition
Hot lips is dead
I'm not sure, exactly... the party has no direction, as well as the candidates. The old message doesn't work, and the new message is being rejected. I think a lot of them will be scared
You know underestimate personal ambition. It'll be a crowded field, for sure.
There is no way to predict this until the democrats decide between their left and moderate wings. Personally I think the left will win, which will probably mean AOC/Booker
Resignation and suicide?
Who are the most likely Democrats to run in 2028? I have Buttigieg, Booker, and Whitmer on my radar.
The indoctrination continues... and people are starting to notice
China is not the West with slant eyes. Do not think we have the same values. We don't.
General note: Watch carefully to see that Nvidia avoids the same mistake Apple made by trying to hang on in China too long. It's over. Nvidia needs to make alternative plans now. One way or another the Chinese market is gone. We are clearly it intellectual war with them. The shutting off of our university system to China cannot be ignored. And is long overdue.
Xi is going to deservedly get the Putin treatment before this is over. The simple fact is that China can't and won't change its economic model. To expect them to do so is self-deceit and denial of vast past experience. China has always let the West hope itself into delusion, to great effect I might add, on all levels. We are dumb roundeyes with a naive view of the world and too much cash. It should be noted how quickly China came to seeming agreement in the recent Geneva talks. I should have said something at the time. They simply trotted out the well-worn playbook of telling us what we want to hear while buying time and space. Trump has apparently from their huge broken promises from his first term. This is one area where his lack of subtlety can pay off big time.
The national debt is about to double
Interesting that this was just leaked - and by the German press?
The whole tariff thing was coming together nicely... and then, this
I miss the days where it was just two groups of guys with long sharp sticks
Long sought. Removal of human support systems lowers cost, greatly improves performance and protects valuable human assets. Air dominance is now much easier. If we can free up those $ for use in battlefield drones, maybe we can figure some stuff out. Everything we knew about ground warfare is out the window. Hundreds of years of experience and refinement, gone. That is indeed scary. Like terrifying if you are an infantryman.
Scary. And impressive. And scary.
That was USAID to Africa
Most coherent this chat has been in like 8 months
Lmao
That might be the message that makes the most sense in this group chat.
Sorry. You starve
645. Will leave for pizza in 20
How tf do you grade for equity?
Those people are extraordinary
San Francisco, once again, leading the way:
Remember the south park episode where they have to take away all the old people's driver's licenses because they were all leaving country kitchen buffet at the same time and killing everybody? Good times
Oh yeah. I'm headed over to Social Security now to get that list Musk dug up. Like Glengarry Glen Ross. And, don't get run over by the walkers
A whole parade of mobility scooters...
Starting a new movement, 76-year-old Matter Too. Kind of Me Too and BLM combined. Primarily for abused dead people
Healing makes a great front for a color revolution, too 😉
It's all about healing, and I'm healed.
You'd think when they were tripping over each other to attend the George Floyd kneelfest, that that that would have been a warning sign
We should have sold tickets. Looks like Harvard is going to re-emerge as a BnB.
This is a huge red pill coming. The good old boys have suddenly realized they're surrounded by marxists. I think the marxists have this one, but either way the party will be destroyed
Self-discovery is such an interesting process. Especially when someone else shoves the microscope up your ass.
This is actually a very interesting story. The democrats ears are starting to tune in to the actual *leftist language* that permeates their party. It's obvious to us, but this is a huge moment for them which will permanently fracture them
We tried that the last two times
It's just their way. It's who they are. Nothing personal. Just ignore them.
Europe, once again, brings us a world war 🤷♀️
It will take a bit to get the ground ops back up to speed, but while the Russians had the advantage of mass and cussedness, the Ukrainian's are showing marked resiliency and inventiveness. Don't ignore what happens in the Baltic. Russia is extremely vulnerable there.
The Europeans are now all in on a Ukraine victory. They want to keep the fight right where it is and they have apparently discounted the Russian use of nukes. Everything short of direct involvement seems on the table.
This is the result of orthodox Christianity, communism, tsarism, serfdom, mongols etc
Eastern Europe was set up centuries ago for this war. It will destroy the slavs
This ukraine thing may be unstoppable at this point, no matter what Trump does; he's constantly being undercut by zelensky and putin is beyond caring. It may be a matter of containing what comes
Ukraine isn't going to confirm that.
Heard same. Waiting for more detail.
I heard that Ukraine attempted to assassinate Putin this weekend.
Lot of overlap back in the day in the Texas lodges oddly enough
A poor man's Mao.
Actually that's what I was trying to to do, lol.
You're a mason, not a kkk member.
Let's dial down the overt racism.
Dog whistle? Calling of the mongrels? They eat flesh.
Mixing*
Missing of the races and castes
Polloi
Ah. The hoi polio. The inspiration for mankind's greatest achievements. The muse of democracy.
Mutants man. I'm convinced they are real
Are you saying this because you saw Jake?
Just finished shopping at heb. Who in the hell us letting these people breed?
Watch them try to spin, spin, spin it all away
Jesus christ
He must have been a very, very needy child. Where was Planned Parenthood when we actually needed them?
Isn't it amazing how shameless they are?
Ah of course
No, Loki at best.
Punishment from God?
Why oh why is he in my small life?
Jussie smollett has once again retracted his retraction lol
As it is Memorial Day, we should take a moment and thank those who are no longer with us and thank them for what they have sacrificed.
Zeihan is being optimistic; I've seen estimates as high as 500million. And this much inaccuracy only makes me suspicious. Communists would have no trouble readjusting their demographics by mass extermination
This has happened before. Just communist this time. China's dynastic cycle is a greek tragedy.
Though project for today: What do the Chinese cherry and EV markets have in common and what do they say about the general market inside China? With prices dropping across the economy and the mass extinction of jobs, in China already in a deflation and simultaneous debt crisis. A perfect Petri dish for observation by economists desperate for real-life scenarios after 90 years of post-Depression academic analysis and theory. Toss the books and watch the videos kids, we are in the middle of history and all the guessing is now over. Everybody gets to place their bets. I'm all in on Black 00.
Zeihan didn't emphasize it, but the 100 million was all in the under 50 category, where all the production and reproduction is. Half the Chinese population is now over 50, and half under. The implications there are profound. Profoundly bad. This development precludes a consumption based society, any resurrection of the real estate industry, and any repair of the social safety net or contract. Provincial warlordism is on the rise through the capture and ransom of other province's businessmen and effective bank deposit confiscation is now common practice across China (you need to provide 24 hour notice and acceptable reasons to access your money). Plus the ravages of the tariff wars are ripping the guts out of the SME and shipping sectors. Unemployment is probably in the effective 40-50% area with people sleeping in train stations, airports, and restaurants. (strangely, not in shopping malls, but they are empty anyway). 2025 is a year of inventory crisis and working capital crisis for Chinese industry and city-to-rural population adjustment. It's a buffer year if you will, where all private economic reserves are consumed. You will visibly be able to watch it come apart in 2026.
Zeihan didn't emphasize it, but the 100 million was all in the under 50 category, where all the production and reproduction is. Half the Chinese population is now over 50, and half under. The implications there are profound. Profoundly bad. This development precludes a consumption based society, any resurrection of the real estate industry, and any repair of the social safety net or contract. Provincial warlordism is on the rise through the capture and ransom of other province's businessmen and effective bank deposit confiscation is now common practice across China (you need to provide 24 hour notice and acceptable reasons to access your money). Plus the ravages of the tariff wars are ripping the guts out of the SME and shipping sectors. Unemployment is probably in the effective 40-50% area with people sleeping in train stations, airports, and restaurants. (strangely, not in shopping malls, but they are empty anyway). 2025 is a year of inventory crisis and working capital crisis for Chinese industry and city-to-rural population adjustment. It's a buffer year if you will, where all private economic reserves are consumed. You will visibly be able to watch it come apart in 2026.
I really think we're going find out china manually readjusted their demographics... by liquidating people
Julius evola is rolling in his grave thanks to technology.
Blockchain can happen without owing a representational token. The best is yet to come
...but is this an overhaul of the whole stock/investment system, whereby it's all tokenized on a blockchain?
At best, duplicative. No real value added for the legit investor.
Being the resident investor dude... do you have any comments on this development?
Amen.
Yeah, I agree. We are going to have to reinvent ourselves
Well this is finally good news:
I have no idea how this is gonna work out or how bad it's gonna be for us.But i'm pretty sure just giving sacks of money to everybody regularly is not a solution
It's going to be a trail. I can't even speculate
Sure like the communist solutions ever fix anything
That's inevitable. That's coming regardless. Basic income here we come!
Or here's another scenario. Your buddy AI helps you with answers for your boss. And his buddy AI is the one that's asking the questions. and eventually, after a few years of this, the people just get replaced by their buddies.
That's what hackers are for!
They don't like it when you use your computer to download a movie. You think they're gonna let your AI cover for you or allow you to break the law?
Now someone's is asking the right questions
What if it can tell you when to speed? Vet your date. Give you answers for your boss. Point out things at work!
I'm sure it will... although it's in addition to your phone for some reason. (Why not just an app for your phone?) I just can't picture people dragging around a second device all the time.
In going back a few centuries. Fully prepared.
Good god, what if it woks in conjunction with the existing phones? Not duplicative but enhancing. Making suggestions based on what it hears and sees
It opens up all kinds of interesting questions. If a cop pulls you over and suspects you of fleeing a crime, can he just question your AI buddy? And will your AI buddy just rat you out? This is more than just having a cell phone that is listening all the time, this is actually listening and watching everything you do and *trying to understand it* at all times
Not doing it
Oh and the new AI device appears to be a necklace. It will be your AI buddy, and go with you everywhere, and watch every thing that you do. I'm still not sure I can believe that the human race is gonna be chained daily to a second device soon.
Infringement upon the common land.
Huh. Well at least it's not the nkoreans
I or my relatives could have bought on of those homes.
I or my relatives could have bought on of those homes.
Just realized the picture is in my town.
From several days ago
Well, Cook's past decisions come home to roost. They easier wrongs instead of the harder rights. Apple now needs to move fast and make excellent decisions. Not Cook's forte. The Board needs to make a change, now.
They working on a new accessible ai device
I'm not sure what this "new device" is, why we need it, what it will do, or even it will ultimately destroy us... but Sam is sure making a lot of them
Man, the just deputized every conservative who has a bitch. This is going to make the original black rights movement look tame. Wow.
That'll get their attention lol
Holy crap.
Add this to the pile
This is full-on war against the "elites":��blocking funding, curtailing action, and investigation of past activities.���A full-on gutting.��And Harvard is only the proxy.�� They would not do this if they thought they would lose.��The stakes have gotten enormous.��A wholesale changing of the independence of the US university system.���Does it serve the nation or the world?���The final blow to globalism.
6 Minute mark
Mark me.
They will keep taking foreign students. Republcians will throw a fit. Nothing more will happen.
To = told
Trump just to Harvard to transfer out all existing international students and take no more The food really starts flying now. And the fat lady will be singing the Anvil Chorus.
Haha everyone wants to join the party
He really is a great indicator
Lmao
Perfect record.
I am striving to earn this achievement. At long last something I can work towards.
I'm married, so I'm wrong 100% of the time.
True.
Statistically, it's possible.
How can you be wrong all the time? That's a noteworthy feat in itself , come to think about it.
Trump’s ‘Little Problem’ With Tim Cook Is a Big One for Apple Cook is a plain fool. There is no justification for keeping him around.
Yeah... and this looks bad. This guy caught CO trying to cover it up, too
I love seeing the trust and social fabric of my nation bring stripped away by political radicals.
And... we can indiscriminately let in almost 20 million people - the largest human migration in history - but throw a fit over 59 south African farmers who literally went through the process of properly filing with the embassy. It's so blatantly racist, it's surreal
These are, of course, "false videos" just like those Biden "deep fakes"
People have been describing this as "epic". It kinda was
Haha big pharma will not like that
Norm!!!
Replied to a message:Rats, I was actually looking forward to the 50-yard river swim and the container packing contest
So... if this was fake news... then it looks like the left tried to create a scandal - and it actually gained popularity. How embarrassing
Nope... far too late for that. It would probably make him far less likely to be able to abuse Ashley, though. So there's that
If he transitions to a woman will it go away?
I love when mysteries are solved months later. People forget to check back in on stories, after the scandal settles
That was ripe.
Certainly not. But radical is a relative term. The left has pulled us so far left, any return to even a modicum of normal will seem radical. They will Certainly respond as if it is
We need a left and a right brain to lead the nation. We what don't need is radical politics on either side that care more about their own agenda or the markets than they do their own people.
That's how we look at things... tethered to facts, principles, truth. They aren't tethered to anything but the revolution, and they don't seem interested in learning civics 😆we may be in trouble in a year or so
As I said, certain truths must be held as self-evident. The current Left is not in the discussion. When that side of the brain falls back on science, you are going to have some fundamental irreconcilable internal control problems. Our brain's balance provides the solution.
We don't need a new left. They've already gone too far left for America anyway. I'd rather the debate was between conservatives and libertarians for a while. Maybe that should be the new left/right. The left thinks it's deciding between the AOC left and the biden left for its future; in truth they've already decided. What happens next is we watch the neomarxist left take out the Nancy Pelosi left and consume the Democrat party. What's comes after will be very dangerous, even militant
Revolution for the sake of revolution. Sounds like the reign of terror during the french revolution.
Hmmm. That view lends credence to the concept of Art for Art's sake. Everything they now do seems to be performative merely for the sake of performance. Without their muse, Trump, they would be lost. The Left would simply dissolve. Frankly, I am begging for a new Left. We need a strong Democratic Party. We need the Right and Left to balance each other. But we must agree on some basics on which both stand: some "self-evident" truths. The Ten Commandments would be a good place to start. If those are in anyway controversial, we have a problem. We must discriminate between good and bad. Science has no place in these basic discussions. Science's killing of God must be readjudicated.
The left is always in a constant state of revolution. The revolution exists for the sake of the Revolution. All must bend to the revolution. It doesn't matter that they don't remember what the revolution was for; they've all become enslaved by it.
No dependable process. No reliable contract with the people. No "we hold these truths to be self-evident". They absolutely don't believe in binary sex and they absolutely don't believe in immutable nature. Their science is wonderfully adaptable as are their ethics. Unfortunately, the Left exists only at the Right's will to defend it. Given the circumstances, the Left should be the strongest and most vocal defender of the 2ndAmendment.
No law. No order.
Not to worry. They always rewrite the rules. Or no rules. Remember the Kamala nomination which wasn't.
Jesus
Haha the DNC is rejecting David Hogg's appointment... they're rewriting the rules over DEI, and claiming the election didn't have enough women participation. They actually want to run a country like this.
I'm still trying to figure out why dailymail put a photo of Sofia Vergara in there. I wouldn't think auctioning off women is probably the best optics for this lol
To pay off 36 trillion? We end up with sex trafficking at that point.
Wait! How about a beauty contest for the girls! Hell, just raffle them off and reduce the deficit.
This may be a bridge too far?
Two weeks ago, i had to track down a bug that affected a small subsection of iphones with a version of the webkit rendering engine, and older batteries. Fuck apple
To the Left, it's always about color. Note, those ain't homemade signs and the strategic placement of me in the photo.
Ah, he has asked cook to not move production to India, but to move it to the US. That request does make sense, but is going to be incredibly difficult to do in the near term. Regardless, Cook has had years to do this on his own. The Board should really get rid of the idiot. Apple now has Trump's unique attention.
This surprises me. This is not in Apple's best interest. Nor anyone's except the Chinese. I don't understand this.
Oh my god. So many magical hopes dashed, so many lemmings ruined.
I can't believe these dumbasses think that "Buy America" is any type of revelation. It's been the only play for over a year. And will be for many more. In case no one has noticed, the rest of the world is collapsing. Just sayin'.
Beyond tiresome.
This is getting tiresome
What else is new? They always lie
Something about dogs always returning to vomit
In love for all the wrong reasons. No, no, no...
I honestly thought it would take longer - but the china us trade deal is done
Who had nazi uranium on their bingo card?
Amen.
Hah!
I remember reading a scientific American article in the 90s, about how Boeing(?) spent 8 years and billion dollars on a prototype, and it crashed within 2 minutes of it being demonstrated
I was remembering that. My oldest brother was part of Arthur Andersen team. Think he was managing partner
They have attempted this 3x since the 80s.... spent decades and billions and failed each time
Not only did they traffik 360,000 children... but they deliberately gave all of them fake addresses so they couldn't be found
They are fighting over the water.
Strangely deep and historical for realclearpolitics
All of the fbi field offices have been mobilized against this yet no one is reporting it
This is concerning
Replied to a message:This honestly pisses me off. Hegseth can't fire fast enough.
Replied to a message:Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Even dumber than we all thought
Oooo flying carpets! ❤️
I hope there's an Aladin ride
The Magic Camel Ride. Peter Pan won't make it.
Bullshit.��China's bazooka is broken, it can't even fire blanks.��The situation in China is disastrous and deteriorating by the day.��Worse, it's unrecoverable.��The economy, already drained by Covid, has lost whatever domestic consumption it had.��It's over.��People haven't been paid in months, real estate prices are in free fall, people are sleeping in the streets, protests are erupting daily, and the Provinces are slipping out of control.�� The Chinese wouldn't be at the negotiating table unless they had to be.��They don't negotiate, especially with the world watching.
I'm just trying not to imagine the smell
Notice they waited until after the announcement with Trump and tariffs
The turd wars begin.
They dropped the term "inmate" and are now using "guest".
"Their stay with the state" sounds like California
Knowing them, they will make it a spa for those electing transgender surgery during their stay with the state.
But san Francisco needs another mega-rich day spa with a gimmick. What about them?
Frankly, Trump's idea is perfect. Reaches right into his base's strong sense of right and wrong. Further, the Left will once again find themselves on the side of the criminals. Brilliant.
What's funny about this is just a few months ago, Pelosi and her friends announced that they were going to turn Alcatraz into an upscale resort spa condo situation.
Acknowledging that there is no work.
Trumps DEA nominee says his first priority is cannabis rescheduling 😎🥳😁
Hah!
This is because - as I said months ago - Firefox gets most of its funding from google
Next target: Fetterman
Not sure farrage is the British trump, but he's seems to be following the same set of instructions
Between the moon bears, the Saturn bears, and the galactic wizard alliance, its nothing but problems
Notice we're sending a non-governmental organization to the moon this time just to make sure. Just wait to till they check out the dark side and find Jimmy Hoffa living there after NASA dropped him off. Do bears on Saturn chase people downhill or is that still a problem?
That being said, the moon is very weird In a lot of ways, and it is most certainly hollow - that's a fact of lunar geology. Whether it's giant naturally formed hollow spaces, an alien spacecraft control center and city, or a previously evolved human lunar outpost... it is hollow
We can't go to Saturn because of the bears. You know that
Well, we're going to sort out the Moon Landing thing, because we're going back - it's either there or it isn't
Hah!
Don't even get me started on saturn
The moon is obviously a satellite built by our Martian ancestors. Human Souls are devoured by the moon.
Trump has made government fun again. It used to be so boring we killed politicians back then just to make it interesting. Ft. Knox, release of the JFK files, UFO reports, redacted Epstein transcripts: there's something for everybody, let alone the basic work. We absolutely have to give the Republicans another four years, because we have to get this moon landing thing straightened out.
I'm old enough to remember when chemtrails were out there with flat earth theory... turns out it was all true. Not only that, but we're going to stop it.
Well, that took about a nanosecond:���Nothing to do with Harley's crappy marketing and new product selection.��One GREEP diaper, please.
Hah! Freedom Day now becomes the "Great Executive Excuse and Relief Program" or GREEP. Watch: Fastest corporations adoption in history with GREEP diapers instead of MAGA hats.
A $6 Billion Shortfall Has US Mass Transit Facing a Death Spiral
How many decades have we been at this?! The magical thinking of socialist policy continues to ignore continues to ignore its central focus: humans.
NYC Lost $9 Billion of Income to Miami, Palm Beach in Five Years This is for real: Miami is becoming the new center of money power in the US. And Dallas is the center of consumer finance. But, putting a stock exchange here is dumb. Dumb.
Mark Mobius Says His Funds Hold 95% in Cash on Trade War Risks Well, Mark is out of China, finally. Second, he is not following the lunatic trend to invest in other emerging markets right now, which is the only prudent course, And third, it would appear that he is holding his cash in $, another wise choice. The extreme % in cash reflects the world I see, the fact that Mark sees it also is interesting to me because it is his job to be invested. Mark clearly isn't listening to the Bloomberg idiots. Their TDS will lead to their doom. There's only one place to be in the next 1, 5, 10, and 25 years: in $, in the United States. Anything else is not investing.
Bring back the lord protector of the realm.
Yeah, it's boring. I can't do anything original any more
Its funny how what used to be sacrilegious is now common knowledge we still kinda refuse to recognize
Duh. It was in definition. If they could find a cause, they would.
The building collapses in the recent Thailand earthquake have all been traced back to faulty Chinese concrete and steel, and all of China is apparently crumbling at the moment. It's not just an economic collapse, it's an entire physical infrastructure collapse. It's just going to be rubble in 50 years.
Europe is done... it's like the globalists feel they're losing America so they're tightening their grip on Europe
Iran/ persia was the only power to keep the middle east under control
Iran= land of the aryans and the term iranian encompasses more than just the Persians who are simply the pillar of the Iranian world.
I didn't mind the Persians, the Iranians I can do without. Free Persia!
Iran will inherit the Middle East. Persian empire 4 or 5 depending on who is counting. But the Islamic government is fucked. Zoroastrianism will return.
It seems so obvious now - the first personal roboCar people will own, will be a retired roboTaxi which will open a whole new car ownership model, as the car will be permanently tied to the company's AI. Maybe your car will sneak off while you sleep and make money for you :)
Lots oxen being gored.
Ah. Indeed. Wow.
Now all the sudden Hegseth attacks make sense... he was about to do this
Good question!
I'm honestly surprised last I heard Syria was turning into another baby Iran. Our side definitely did not win the Syrian war. So does this mean that if we won, this wouldn't have happened?
Iran is so fucked. Turkey will have recalibrate. There may (MAY) be hope for Syria and Lebanon. Thanks, Sarah. Did not see this.
Well, this was completely unexpected
This is like sending AC to russia
This is like sending AC to russia
Circus coming today!
They're driving this to a completely avoidable catastrophe
China Says US Should Revoke Unilateral Tariffs, Denies Talks It will be almost impossible for the CCP to enter into tarrif talks unless Trump moves first. And forget any TikTok agreement. The Century of Shame looms large here. The collapse of China is now.
Never Forget Peanut
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