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Good article from a Democrat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wall Street needs to get a grip about Trump's tariffs It's time for Wall Street to get a grip. The Trump tariff policies are a calculated gamble that the threat of tariffs can fundamentally remake the global economy and retilt it in the direction of the United States — and away from China and other beggar-thy-neighbor countries. But whether they work or not, Wall Street elites have convinced themselves that these tariffs are worse than the pandemic that stopped the entire economy, or the 2009 economic crisis that put 10 million people out of work. And so far, nothing has happened. It's all speculation about what could happen. Wall Street regularly overreacts on both the upside and the downside. However, in judging the potential impact of the Trump tariffs, the first place to look is the basic math. [...] https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/opinion/get-a-grip-about-trumps-tariffs-this-is-only-1-of-the-economy/

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Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Spectacular weather, Texas weather Many man. Breakfast (!) was a spoonful of Mini-B.'s leftover Meat-Lovers' Breakfast Bowl from Aldi, ingest we man. Saw EJC, see we man EJC man man. Togethered for >2 hours, si man. Parts were OK but EJC probably not the one for us, who's next man. Din-din was Costco frozen chicken patties* with honey-BBQ sauce and onecan corn**, ingest Two Guys man. *Mini-B.'s on hamburger buns, ingest wee man *Ours by themselves, can't bite so used knife/fork we man **bought at a previous ES, financially savvy we man Din-din was enjoyed by all, enjoy Two Guys man. We siesta'd like a dead thing for an over-zzz'd >1 hour, over-zzz we man. Mini-B. gaming with online amigos, game we man with wee men man. Must retrieve Mama T-B.'s taxes from her CPA, aysheep senior she man man. Must take Mama T-B. to orthopedist, pained senior she man man. That out-wipes Wednesday, oh well man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Really interesting article, with solid facts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why 'Liberation Day' Frightened Democrats Anyone foolish enough to take seriously the rhetoric of the Democrats concerning the reciprocal tariffs announced by President Trump on "Liberation Day" will experience two sensations — dread and confusion. This unpleasant combination was inevitable due to the strident denunciation of tariffs by a political party whose presidents have routinely deployed them in the recent past. President Obama, for example, imposed a 35 percent tariff on Chinese tires and President Biden deployed a 25 percent tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum. Yet the voters are now expected to believe the Trump tariffs will somehow plunge us into a recession or something akin to the Great Depression. [...] https://spectator.org/why-liberation-day-frightened-democrats/

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China Retaliates Against Tariffs By Putting Worse Fortunes Into Cookies BEIJING — As part of an escalating global trade war, the Chinese government announced plans to retaliate against President Donald Trump's tariffs by putting worse fortunes into their cookies. Highly placed sources within the Chinese Communist Party confirmed that production had been ramped up on newer, more disturbing fortunes to place inside cookies to be shipped to thousands of restaurants across the United States. "Less than happy outcomes are in your future," said one slip of paper seen by a fortune cookie insider. Other fortunes reportedly created to combat Trump's tariffs include [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/china-retaliates-against-tariffs-by-putting-worse-fortunes-into-cookies

HUGE: The European Union Just Caved on Trump's Tariffs While the left and their media allies urge panic over Trump's tariffs and the market response, reality is telling a different story — countries are folding fast. Now even the European Union is signaling it's ready to deal. On Monday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU is open to negotiations with the United States and has proposed eliminating tariffs on industrial goods altogether. At a press conference in Brussels, von der Leyen underscored the damaging effects of the current tariffs and made it clear the EU is prepared to negotiate. "These tariffs come first and foremost at immense costs for U.S. consumers and businesses, but at the same time, they have a massive impact on the global economy," she announced. "Especially hard-hit are the developing countries. And this is a major turning point for the United States." She continued, "Nonetheless, we stand ready to negotiate with the United States. Indeed, we have offered zero-for-zero tariffs for industrial goods, as we have successfully done with many other trading partners. Because Europe is always ready for a good deal, so we keep it on the table." [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/04/07/huge-the-european-union-just-caved-on-trumps-tariffs-n4938674

Thrilling Monday report, see man: Didn't leave the casa except for skool runs, casabody we man. Lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Reviewed our CPAs' compilations of our taxes, taxing experience man. Our income from Pre-Owned Toilet Seats* was (drum roll), see man: *buy yours today, si man! $Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many00,Many02, si man. Our tax liability, as in all years, was zero, whee and glee $ucce$$ful Bu$ine$$ Typhoon we man. A siesta was interrupted by texts from the EJC, Exotic Junior Chica she man. We shall almost certainly see her on Tuesday, see we man EJC man man. Din-din was sliced Costco luncheon ham, loaded baked potatoes, and Aldi lemon cake**, ingest Two Guys man. **cheat we man Movie night was the NCAA basketball finals, watch Two Guys man. The result sucked, aw shoot man. Many (2+2+2) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This goes far toward our weekly goal, double digits man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. undergoes a colonoscopy on Tuesday, up hers man. The Rojo will supervise the prelude and aftermath, have fun Rojo man. Visit with EJC on Tuesday, hope we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

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Teen Wondering When Parents Will Grow Out Of Awkward Stage MEMPHIS, TN — Local teenager Kayleigh Taylor has begun to wonder when her parents will finally grow out of the awkward stage they're in. Taylor has spent years now cringing as her parents do bizarre things like make conversation in grocery stores and wear out-of-fashion clothing from six months ago. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/teen-wondering-when-parents-will-grow-out-of-awkward-stage

WNBA Legend Retires With Six Career Points WASHINGTON, D.C. — WNBA legend Elena Delle Donne announced her retirement yesterday, the former MVP leaving after a decade-long career which saw her score six points. Fans gathered to celebrate Delle Donne's remarkable accomplishments on the court, which included a torrid stretch during her prime where she scored four points in just five years. "The numbers speak for themselves," said former coach Amy Bohannon. "Elena was [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/wnba-legend-retires-with-six-career-points

Financial Advisor Announces It's Time To Panic, Urges Clients To Make Hasty, Emotional Decisions ANNAPOLIS, MD — Local financial advisor Rick Rosas announced that now was the time for utter panic and urged his clients to hastily make huge money moves based on pure emotion. Rosas called each of his clients one by one advising them to let fear drive their financial decisions and recommending immediate changes before taking time to think it through. "What are you doing sitting there?? Buy! Sell! Panic!" said Rosas, speaking to a young couple worried about their retirement account. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/financial-advisor-announces-its-time-to-panic-urges-clients-to-make-hasty-emotional-decisions

New Poll Shows Trump Support INCREASING After Tariff Announcement Donald Trump is unpopular, and his policies are opposed across the board by Americans. You can be forgiven if you believe that. After all, that's the message that's been hammered home by most major media outlets since Trump took the oath of office for the second time. Following "Liberation Day," the left began to write the obituary of the Trump administration. That was April 2. Despite the best efforts of the media and Democrats, the American people aren't so sure about the failure of the second Trump administration. According to a DailyMail.com/J.L. Partners survey of over 1,000 registered voters, Trump's popularity has actually increased four percentage points, from 49% to 53%. It's up 13 points since March 7 among those 18-29. Astonishingly, Trump's approval jumped six points among Democrats and independents as well. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2025/04/06/new-poll-shows-trump-support-increasing-after-tariff-announcement-n4938642

Activist Judge Caught Red-Handed in Setup Against Trump in Bombshell Revelations A bombshell transcript obtained by conservative journalist Julie Kelly exposes how Judge James Boasberg deliberately positioned himself to target President Trump's administration over deportations of criminal illegal aliens. The shocking revelations demonstrate how far the activist judiciary will go to obstruct Trump's legal immigration enforcement efforts. Kelly's analysis of Thursday's hearing transcript reveals Boasberg's calculated moves to interfere with executive authority. The judge, who claims his assignment to the case was "random," actually knew the case was coming to him. "I have just received the (purchased) transcript from Thursday's hearing before Jeb Boasberg. Lots of good stuff especially as I develop a fuller timeline of what went down behind the scenes on March 15," she wrote in a post on X. Despite the claim that cases are "randomly assigned," what she found in the transcript shows he already knew the case was coming and had planned accordingly. "He wanted this case. He wanted to stop the deportations and most importantly—he wanted to set a contempt trap for the Trump administration," Kelly explained in a devastating thread exposing the judge's machinations. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/04/06/activist-judge-caught-red-handed-in-setup-against-trump-n4938644

Agree that it's a nothing-burger? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REVEALED: How Jeffrey Goldberg Got In the Signal Group Chat It's been a couple of weeks since the infamous "Signalgate" controversy erupted. Just as most Americans had moved on from this non-scandal, we have finally learned how Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, got into the encrypted group chat on Signal in the first place. For sure, this story was overblown from the get-go. Goldberg clearly oversold the chat as containing classified war plans, though a review of the chat, which Goldberg eventually published, proved the chat to be a real nothingburger. That said, the mainstream media quickly pounced on the story, and Democrats used the incident as a pretext for calling for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz to resign. So, how did Goldberg get invited onto the chat? It all goes back to when [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/04/06/revealed-how-jeffrey-goldberg-got-in-the-signal-group-chat-n4938646

Strength pays off! Iran is abandoning the Houthis. Interesting article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Iranian personnel leave Yemen as US strikes intensify Iran has ordered its military personnel to leave Yemen amidst the ongoing US bombing campaign in the country, The Telegraph reported on April 3. The newspaper's source added that regime officials' concerns over the Trump administration have eclipsed discussions on Tehran's regional proxies, dominating every meeting and sidelining previous strategic priorities. The move is part of a broader pattern of the Islamic Republic recalibrating its regional strategy in response to the Trump administration's efforts to curtail Tehran's influence in the Middle East and threats to potentially strike Iran's nuclear sites. Iran had previously urged the Houthis to "cool tensions" in the Red Sea on March 18, with Iranian officials claiming the request was conveyed to the Houthi envoy in Tehran and that Iran asked Oman to communicate the same message. [...] https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/04/iranian-personnel-reportedly-leave-yemen-as-us-strikes-intensify.php

I would think that people would be more upset about teams being named "The Trojans" -- after a condom.

Interesting dialogue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WH Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett: More Than 50 Countries Started Trade Negotiations This Weekend President Trump's top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, told ABC's "This Week" what's going on with the new tariff strategy. "More than 50 countries have reached out to the president to begin a negotiation," Hassett said. "But they're doing that because they understand that they bear a lot of the tariff." "I don't think that you're going to see a big effect on the consumer in the U.S. because I do think that the reason why we have a persistent, long-run trade deficit these people have very inelastic supply. They've been dumping goods into the country in order to create jobs," he said. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/04/06/wh_economic_council_director_kevin_hassett_more_than_50_countries_want_to_start_trade_negotiations.html

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Left casa only to warsh the filthy T-B.-mobile, Clean for Gene we man. Lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. A siesta was then taken, zzz we man. The one LL was conquered, victorious we man. Din-din was toucans of Chef B. "ABCs & 12Manys*," ingest we man. *without meatballs but from supermarket's dent/closeout bin, financially savvy we man The warsher was then dished, must de-dish man. Mini-B. arrived during AFV, Two Guys week begins man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. assured us that he was well-fed, assure ex-she man we man about wee man man. As soon as ex-she man left, Mini-B. requested onecan of S&Ms, we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. No specific plans for Monday, no plan we man man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

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