Why Tariffs Were Really Dropped

get those people to give the senate and HOR pubs cover to oppose nonsense

 

do you think he got any new concessions from Mexico or Canada?

Do you care if he lies to you repeatedly and causes economic damage to the most vulnerable among us in the process?

Do you have any concern for the hundreds of thousands of lives that are being disrupted by the illegal acts being taken by DOGE?

how would Jesus answer these questions?

 

if you know what chaos is coming, you can short it, take the gains, buy the dip, ride the wave after the reversal, cause more chaos, rinse repeat, until you control even more wealth. wealth taken from other investors who lost out as you manipulate the market sentiment

shorting is the easiest way to make great wealth because they can cause broad negative reactions a lot easier than positive ones. just have to reverse it so you don't cause real economic damage, but the uncertainty does cause real damage, just not as easily quantifiable.

 

MAGA acts like what was pledged was some new earth shattering accomplishment that only a master negotiator like the skidmark could achieve

 

improvements to the scanning and infrastructure at the border crossings to increase intervention isn't sexy but has exponentially more impact, yet no mention of that because it was done under Biden doesn't feed the MIC or the private prisons...smdh

tech is the way to stop it. one would think this is where elon might be of some use. scanners for trucks, drones, satellites tied to AI with motion sensors and infrared for border monitoring, rapid deployment groups for interdiction. not rocket science. need lot more of these

'High volume' scanning system going up at Texas border crossing | Border Report

A new non-intrusive inspection system is being installed at a South Texas border crossing in an effort to expand the technology across the Southwest border.

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The Low Energy Portal scanning system is going up at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge, which connects Laredo, Texas, to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said.

“The LEP system will scan arriving vehicular traffic, the images will be reviewed in real time to identify potential threats and anomalies meriting further examination,” Laredo Port Director Albert Flores said in a statement. “The systems will supplement existing non-intrusive inspection technology, enhance border security, and will not impede current traffic flows.”

 

this should help with grocery prices but likely will not. surprised to see that wheat prices are depressed because that sure isn't showing through at the retail level. Surprised that Ukranian war hasn't impacted wheat more

guess China had a good year, climate change or more irrigation?

either way, skidmark will soon be taking credit for China being refused wheat shipments and wheat prices dropping

China has delayed or redirected 600,000 tons of wheat imports, sources say

SINGAPORE/CANBERRA (Reuters) - China has delayed imports of up to 600,000 metric tons of mostly Australian wheat and offered some of these cargoes to other buyers as ample domestic supplies reduce demand in the world's top buyer of the grain, two trade sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

China accounted for 6% of global wheat imports in the year to June 2024, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. With its outsized role in the market, the country's lower intake may pressure benchmark Chicago wheat prices, which remain below $6 a bushel after falling to a four-year low of $5.14 in July. [GRA/]

The country is well-stocked after plentiful corn and wheat harvests and to support local prices that have fallen as a result it does not want new wheat to arrive until as late as April, the sources said.

One of the sources, a Singapore-based trader at an international company that sells U.S. and Australian wheat into Asia, said he had direct knowledge of four shipments carrying around 240,000 metric tons, three from Australia and one from Canada, that Chinese buyers were trying to resell in Southeast Asia.