Politics 🤡 Donald Trump

[Hardyman's Yugo]

 

[Make my day]

Got to wonder how much Trump and his dodgy family are making from this whole tariff on/off/on/off again thing? Tank the stock market with tariff announcement and quash a rumor about any delay, next day buy up shares and then announce a tariff delay. The US markets are up about 10% in 3 hours. Not a bad return!

 

[Hardyman's Yugo]

Got to wonder how much Trump and his dodgy family are making from this whole tariff on/off/on/off again thing? Tank the stock market with tariff announcement and quash a rumor about any delay, next day buy up shares and then announce a tariff delay. The US markets are up about 10% in 3 hours. Not a bad return!

He’s been truthing about now being a good time to buy. That can’t be right when he’s the one causing movements in the market

 

[Make my day]

He’s been truthing about now being a good time to buy. That can’t be right when he’s the one causing movements in the market

What he "truths" and what he really thinks/does I'd trust as much as a priest at a scout jamboree

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Except that he's now put a "hold" on the tariffs..... have to wonder if Musk and his other billionaire backers are unhappy with the impact the tariffs may have had on them.... can't upset the money givers!!!

Back to the 4chan theory.

 

[Worried2Death]

Back to the 4chan theory.

He's a genius and it's da joos?

 

[MrFrankWhite]

He's a genius and it's da joos?

That is was simply a way to massively disrupt the markets to refinance debt. I have no clues though. As for the last part, I think that’s all you

 

[Worried2Death]

That is was simply a way to massively disrupt the markets to refinance debt. I have no clues though. As for the last part, I think that’s all you

The last part is about the only thing 4chan agrees on when they're not calling each other flaming f**gots, and making the odd good meme.

 

[Hardyman's Yugo]

Any metallurgists on here? I came across this article which claims the materials China supplies to the world have a massive economic and technological importance

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/0...s-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/

At a simpler level, I wonder how many container ships carrying Chinese tat are currently sailing on the Pacific towards America? Will they have to turn around? Are Amazon in trouble as a consequence?

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Any metallurgists on here? I came across this article which claims the materials China supplies to the world have a massive economic and technological importance

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/0...s-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/

At a simpler level, I wonder how many container ships carrying Chinese tat are currently sailing on the Pacific towards America? Will they have to turn around? Are Amazon in trouble as a consequence?

Mate, between a ship leaving and docking, the tariffs can go up or down 100%.

with that uncertainty, why would anyone send there next ship towards the US?

 

[Bobbysea]

Any metallurgists on here? I came across this article which claims the materials China supplies to the world have a massive economic and technological importance

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/0...s-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/

At a simpler level, I wonder how many container ships carrying Chinese tat are currently sailing on the Pacific towards America? Will they have to turn around? Are Amazon in trouble as

Any metallurgists on here? I came across this article which claims the materials China supplies to the world have a massive economic and technological importance

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/0...s-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/

At a simpler level, I wonder how many container ships carrying Chinese tat are currently sailing on the Pacific towards America? Will they have to turn around? Are Amazon in trouble as a consequence?

You should check out Inside China Business on YouTube ... Kevin covered the minerals supply recently ... he has very good information

 

[Tragic]

Mate, between a ship leaving and docking, the tariffs can go up or down 100%.

with that uncertainty, why would anyone send there next ship towards the US?

How do the tariffs work? Do you pay when the goods arrive or at time of purchase?

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

How do the tariffs work? Do you pay when the goods arrive or at time of purchase?

When you come through customs I think. But it will just get added onto the price to the consumer.

 

[sup42]

View: https://youtu.be/090iGtzx9uQ?si=ldY6BOl7hOo_PXSv

I hadn't heard of this woman that Trump called the Russia bitch. Dam she is smart.

 

[Noitall]

View: https://youtu.be/090iGtzx9uQ?si=ldY6BOl7hOo_PXSv

Very interesting, very smart woman too. Been saying on here for years that the E7 countries with how they lined up economically would be hard to beat in a hot war. I didn’t even realise that when I said that that America would be heading on an authoritarian path like a majority of those E7 countries. Going to be interesting to see how a country like ours manoeuvres its way through an authoritarian world that looks unavoidable. Think you’ve got your head in the sand if you you don’t think the potential of what this can all produce is catastrophic

 

[sup42]

Very interesting, very smart woman too. Been saying on here for years that the E7 countries with how they lined up economically would be hard to beat in a hot war. I didn’t even realise that when I said that that America would be heading on an authoritarian path like a majority of those E7 countries. Going to be interesting to see how a country like ours manoeuvres its way through an authoritarian world that looks unavoidable. Think you’ve got your head in the sand if you you don’t think the potential of what this can all produce is catastrophic

An Authoritarian transactional America would cut us loose first, too far and too difficult to waste assets on maintaining in their ever insular new sphere.

 

[Noitall]

An Authoritarian transactional America would cut us loose first, too far and too difficult to waste assets on maintaining in their ever insular new sphere.

We’re in a situation where both countries lining each other up are our two major trading partners. First and foremost is going to be where this trade war goes

 

[Worried2Death]

We’re in a situation where both countries lining each other up are our two major trading partners. First and foremost is going to be where this trade war goes

Are you seeing the trade war as shots fired in a potential hot war?

 

[Noitall]

Are you seeing the trade war as shots fired in a potential hot war?

There are proxy wars all over the place with countries supplying other countries in conflicts arms to fight. North Koreans and Chinese have been identified fighting for Russia, there must come a point where Europe needs to get in behind Ukraine with the threat of Russia getting a stranglehold over Europe. It’s a scary thought and hopefully tensions simmer

 

[Worried2Death]

There are proxy wars all over the place with countries supplying other countries in conflicts arms to fight. North Koreans and Chinese have been identified fighting for Russia, there must come a point where Europe needs to get in behind Ukraine with the threat of Russia getting a stranglehold over Europe. It’s a scary thought and hopefully tensions simmer

Hope so mate, I was only worried about the Melbourne game until I read this thread. OK whatever