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<https://tinyurl.com/22qhk85h> buzzfeed.com

Older Adults Are Sharing Their Experience Living Through
Multiple Presidents And Seeing How The Country Has Changed, And
It's Truly Wild ..

"Everything I grew up believing about America is gone. But the
absolute worst is the obliteration of facts and truth ..
"I'm trans and queer. Things are scary right now ..
"I'm 53, and I have not seen any change at all .. I left the US
years ago because it's the same nonsense over and over ..
"I'm a 74-year-old female .. Now, I'm confident the government
will do the wrong thing for the US and the world ..

...

Judging by their judgements, a half of these older adults are
distinctly moronic while all of them are disoriented / misguided
some or another way. Most of the Americans face a necessity to
realize the world has now changed so that their shabby beliefs
are no longer adequate / relevant. America is in decline, btw.

<https://archive.is/pxIQg>

The Pathetic Fall of America

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<https://tinyurl.com/22rqcxsx> indiatimes.com

America is headed for a grim fiscal breakdown

The US is on course for fiscal breakdown .. Unless Congress
changes course, there'll be a reckoning, and it will be grim ..
Deficit spending is more out of control than ever. Both parties
share the blame .. And all should remember that investors'
appetite for US government debt isn't limitless .. The current
approach to governing isn't tenable in the long run. At some
point, long before the debt reaches stratospheric heights,
financial markets - if not voters - will say enough is enough.
Bond prices will collapse, long-term interest rates will spike
and the government will default - either explicitly or behind
the cloak of surging inflation ..

<https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/607081>

The 'American Empire' is fast declining

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<https://tinyurl.com/29s8zu6s> harici.com.tr

BYD sales surge in Europe as Tesla faces ongoing struggles

Chinese automaker BYD saw its vehicle sales increase by 58% in the
first three months of the year, presenting a stark contrast to the
ongoing decline in demand for Tesla's electric vehicles across
Europe .. Sales in France and other key European markets continued
to fall in March, even following a significant model update ..

<https://goo.su/4T5joOg>

.. The U.S. is getting killed globally ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/yc3xn2nt> newsamericasnow.com

Trump And His Impossible Return To The Past

The radical return to protectionism is not only possible but
necessary for an empire facing an undeniable decline .. Decline,
or dissolution, if you prefer, came hand in hand with critical
domestic factors: the slow growth of the economy, the loss of
competitiveness in global markets, and the gigantic indebtedness
of the federal government .. To this must be added the intractable
balance of the trade deficit, which continues to grow ..

To this already challenging picture must be added the epochal
changes in the external environment of the United States,
transformations that have irreversibly modified the morphology of
the international system and its geopolitical imperatives. The
phenomenal economic growth of China and the significant advances
of other countries of the Global South, such as India and several
Asian nations, became objective barriers to the pretensions of
Washington. Over many decades, the US has been accustomed to
imposing its conditions worldwide without stumbling against too
many obstacles. However much Trump may regret it, that 'golden era'
is gone forever ..

The 'world chessboard' is further complicated by the unexpected
'return' of Russia as a global power contender. This took by
surprise the ideologized experts of the empire, fervent believers
in the exceptionalism of the United States as 'the indispensable
nation' ..

<https://goo.su/0VQ0bm>

The End of "The World" as we've known it ..

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<https://archive.is/sV423> zerohedge.com

Why China Has Already Won

Many Westerners still view China through an outdated lens, focusing
on its historical "catch-up" phase .. But that era is decisively
over. China has transitioned from imitator to innovator in several
critical domains. In a striking recent example, BYD .. DeepSeek is
challenging .. The old narrative of the West guarding its IP from a
tech-hungry China has flipped on its head .. Anybody who bets against
Chinese engineering .. is likely to lose their bet ..

<https://goo.su/IfRis4a>

Illusion of power: Trump's war cry can't loosen China's grip ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/2c3bystb> americanemigration.com

.. 26% of Americans are contemplating relocating to another
country .. Women (27%) and Gen Z individuals (32%) are more
inclined to consider moving abroad compared to men (23%) and
other age groups .. The primary concerns driving this
consideration include fears about the stability of democracy
(82%), rising living costs (65%), and reduced access to
healthcare (63%) ..

...

<https://archive.is/sEYmP>

Leaving America ..

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%, <news:[email protected]>

Oleg Smirnov wrote:

<https://archive.is/sEYmP>

Leaving America ..

there is no such thing as an american they are all immigrants

They had those true Americans genocided
out (and then covered it with the fig leaf
of "epidemic diseases" exaggeration).

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<https://tinyurl.com/2ao25tm3> foxbusiness.com

A third of Americans stopped buying eggs ..

Over 30% of Americans have stopped buying eggs due to their
exorbitant costs .. Prices are also expected to jump over 40% in
2025 .. Severity .. Eggs have always been among the most
affordable and basic grocery staples, "so when they get left off
shopping lists entirely, it's a sure sign that we're reaching a
financial and emotional breaking point .. "When staples such as
eggs cost so much that they qualify as a luxury item in the
average home, they put pressure on nutrition, on family budgets,
and even mental well-being ..

...

The bird flu epidemic is not an unavoidable thing. There're some
methods of preventing the disease and / or preventing epidemic
spread of it. Agribusinesses must comply with them. Thus the
situation points to negligence and / or corruption within the US'
food safety supervision. One more sign of the American decline.

<https://archive.is/D6bi4>

Soaring egg prices have created desperate times ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/24byyktt> bulgarianmilitary.com

Iran's growing drone power challenges U.S. hold on Brazil

Brazil has recently signaled its intent to acquire armed unmanned
aerial vehicles [UAVs] free from U.S. export restrictions, while
Iran showcased its latest drone offerings at a major Latin
American defense exhibition .. Iran's emergence as a contender in
the UAV market is a story decades in the making .. For the United
States, this development could signal an erosion of its once-
dominant position .. A seismic shift in the global arms trade ..

<https://goo.su/rKudHHe>

Today, this hegemony faces an unprecedented challenge ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/26wggmq9> firstpost.com

India, China seek to rebuild ties ..

India and China have made "promising" strides in improving their
relationship over the past five months, with a "durable base" for
further rebuilding based on a threefold approach of mutual
respect, sensitivity, and interest, said Foreign Secretary Vikram
Misri on Tuesday .. Misri made these remarks at an event hosted
by the Chinese embassy in celebration of the 75th anniversary of
diplomatic ties between India and China. This is the first time a
high-level Indian official attended an event at the Chinese
embassy since the relationship soured .. in June 2020 ..

...

Improvements between China and India would be a step to overcome
the destructive legacy of those destructive British activities
in Asia in the past, as well as the present day Atlanticism would
lose their lustful hope of enjoying a conflict between the major
Asian powers.

<https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202504/1331331.shtml>

China and Russia are friends forever ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/26uht85w> firstpost.com

The average American household will spend an additional $2,100 per
year for goods due to the new tariffs announced by President Donald
Trump on Wednesday .. Trump's plan will result in a substantial $900
billion drop in US imports. This decline is expected as consumers
either opt for American-made products or simply choose not to buy
certain items that will become too expensive .. Nevertheless,
Americans won't be able to avoid paying more as a result of tariffs.

...

As it was said before, MAGA demands, essentially, to make most of
Americans poorer, - to reduce the cost price of goods and services
made in America, - the only way to make the US' economy competitive.

There's also the eggs problem.

<https://tinyurl.com/2ao25tm3>

A third of Americans stopped buying eggs ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/25ph3922> vocal.media/humans

Why Are People Leaving the United States? ..

For decades, the United States has been synonymous with opportunity,
freedom, and the pursuit of the "American Dream." But in recent
years, a surprising trend has emerged: more and more people are
packing their bags and leaving the U.S. for greener pastures abroad.
Whether it's for better healthcare, lower living costs, or a slower
pace of life, the reasons are as varied as the destinations they're
heading to ..

1. The Rising Cost of Living: A Key Driver .. From housing to
healthcare, many Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to
make ends meet ..

2. Healthcare .. High premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs
.. Many expats find that their quality of life improves dramatically
when they no longer have to worry about medical bills ..

3. Political and Social Climate: Seeking Stability ..

4. Work-Life Balance ..
5. Retirement ..
6. Education and Family ..

<https://shorturl.at/gNG1n>

The great American exodus ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/28oz9rpg> express.co.uk

So many Americans are moving to Britain .. nothing to do with Trump ..

Applications by Americans to relocate to Britain have hit a record
high .. Reasons include safety, property prices, work-life balance,
schools, culture, and Britain's proximity to mainland Europe ..
Enquiries from American parents about UK schools have risen 250% ..
they are said to be much more affordable than those in the US ..
School safety .. Healthcare is another major factor driving Americans
to the UK ..

<https://tinyurl.com/28u2kfjy>

Even the richest Americans face shorter lifespans ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/22wrpubx> spiked-online.com

These rash tariffs are not the way to challenge our failed globalist
order .. Not even America will be safe, of course .. 'Access to cheap
goods is not the essence of the American Dream' .. This could be grim
news for those working-class voters still reeling from years of
runaway inflation ..

Yet the truth is that the ills Trump identifies are not caused by
'foreign leaders' who have 'stolen our jobs' .. They are the products
of a domestic, US elite and its own policy choices .. The foreign
rape of America is itself a product of US hegemony .. Liberation Day
could prove to be a Pyrrhic victory ..

...

British intellectual-skeptical vision.

<https://goo.su/cxT405x>

.. Haunting sense of America's vulnerability and decline ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/27y6xcdo> truthout.org

.. Desperate Ploy as US Empire Declines ..

In response to the growing economic fortunes of the rest of the
world and the associated decline in U.S. hegemony, Trump and his
allies are "striking out at other people" in desperation and
denial of an end to U.S. imperial dominance .. It is a changing
moment in American history and world history ..

...

This is the way the Progressive Left consider the Trump's move.

<https://tinyurl.com/22rqcxsx>

America is headed for a grim fiscal breakdown

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<https://tinyurl.com/247b5dcb> fastcompany.com

.. To leave the country and live overseas. Many say cost of living
is the top reason why .. Rising rent, healthcare, and education costs
are making the American Dream feel more distant than ever ..
Almost half of Americans have considered or plan to move abroad to
improve their happiness .. Are becoming increasingly disillusioned ..

...

<https://tinyurl.com/2bkssfz7>

More Americans Are Finding Health Care Unaffordable

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<https://tinyurl.com/25nk2u87> spglobal.com

Manufacturing output fell across North America in March at one of
the steepest rates seen over the past two years, according to PMI
survey data compiled by S&P Global, with broad-based production
loses in the US, Canada and Mexico. Prices paid for inputs also
rose sharply. US factory input cost inflation in fact exceeded
that seen in all 33 economies surveyed by S&P Global for the first
time since 2008.

Production falls across North America... contrasting with growth
in other regions .. Asia Pacific (APAC) manufacturers continued to
report the strongest regional output gain, led by India, though
particularly robust gains were also seen in Pakistan and Indonesia
.. EU output edged back into growth territory ..

US sees steepest price rises .. The rise in US input costs was the
steepest recorded of all 33 economies surveyed by S&P Global in
March .. This is the first time since June 2008 that the US has
led the manufacturing input cost rankings in S&P Global's survey
history ..

...

<https://archive.is/sugGG>

.. The Diminishing Global Influence Of U.S. ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/26v2txde> consortiumnews.com

By Jeffrey D. Sachs .. Trump is trashing the world trade system over
a basic economic fallacy. He wrongly claims that America's trade
deficit is caused by the rest of the world ripping off the U.S. ..
Trump aims to close the trade deficit by imposing tariffs .. Yet
Trump's tariffs will not close the trade deficit ..

A country's trade deficit .. does not indicate unfair trade practices
by the surplus countries. It indicates something completely different.
A current account deficit signifies that the deficit country is
spending more than it is producing .. America's trade deficit is a
measure of the profligacy of America's corporate ruling class ..

...

The only way is to start spending less (and/or working more).

<https://archive.is/sV423>

Why China Has Already Won

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<https://tinyurl.com/28764p3a> asiatimes.com

After America: Redefining global leadership ..

The end of American dominance is a chance to build a world that no
longer serves empire but rather serves life .. We need global
institutions that are no longer beholden to geopolitical monopolies ..

...

American decline brings a positive hope to the world, so that most
advanced thinkers start thinking on how the world needs to rearrange
itself without the US.

<https://tinyurl.com/2yl3tq5a>

.. Economy Is In Trouble .. We Are In Denial ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/25joyya3> umich.edu

Unwell and Unproductive ..

For many years, mental illness has been among the most severe
health issues plaguing American society .. Today, about 20% of
Americans aged 18 and up - over 55 million people - suffer
from some sort of mental illness (National Alliance on Mental
Illness, 2023). Anxiety, depression, stress, bipolar disorder,
schizophrenia, and countless other ailments affect millions of
Americans every day. It makes it impossible for them to live,
work, and interact with others positively and productively ..
Mental illnesses have reared their ugly heads ..

These days, American workers are struggling with the weight of
mental illness, with 75% of them (according to recent surveys)
dealing with some sort of mental health challenge in the past
year while nearly 40% struggle with mental health issues often.
This phenomenon is even more visible among younger workers. A
staggering 91% of Gen Z workers in the US have grappled with
mental health challenges in the past year, while 62% deal with
mental illness often .. The mental health crisis, on average,
costs America about $282 billion a year ..

The mental health crisis in the US is a real problem ..

...

These people also vote according to their mental illnesses.

<https://archive.is/sOBdR>

48 Million Americans Live With Addiction ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/24jzb6x5> businesstoday.in

.. Harsh truths of American dream ..
- Racism: "You will notice this increased hate towards Indian ..
- Cost of living: "Just in a matter of a year I have seen the
prices of basic essentials sky rocket."
- Hiring freeze: "It's incredibly difficult ..
- The myth of 'earning in dollars': ".. But guess what you also
spend in dollars. You don't 'live', you survive."
- Healthcare ..
- H1B/Green Card struggle ..
- Everyday convenience: ".. Food delivery or grocery delivery
is actually a luxury here." ..

"Please think twice before coming to the US at this time. You
will be disillusioned and unsettled." .. "Canada is fucked
beyond repair too ..

...

Indians become less enthusiastic about migration to the U.S.

<https://tinyurl.com/247b5dcb>

Half of Americans have considered or plan to move abroad ..

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On 4/5/2025 1:47 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

Indians become less enthusiastic about migration to the U.S.

Вот и замечательно. Понаехали тут. :-)

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Dmitry Krivitsky, <news:[email protected]>

On 4/5/2025 1:47 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

Indians become less enthusiastic about migration to the U.S.

Вот и замечательно. Понаехали тут. :-)

От понаехавшего славяно-семита.

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<https://tinyurl.com/28jbej6z> barbadostoday.bb

Globalisation didn't fail America - Washington did ..

Yes, globalisation disrupted American manufacturing .. However,
it also provided America with cheaper goods .. Since the 1970s,
US per capita income has more than doubled .. So why does it feel
like something went wrong? Because it did .. While globalisation
expanded the economic pie, it didn't slice it evenly. The top one
per cent have seen their incomes soar .. Median wages remained
flat for years .. The result was a tale of two Americas ..
Washington failed to plan for the future .. Globalisation didn't
hollow out America. It revealed what was already hollow ..

...

Vision from Barbabos.

<https://tinyurl.com/25ph3922>

Why Are People Leaving the United States? ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/28sozr8e> kstp.com

Sending children back to school in new sneakers, jeans and T-shirts
is likely to cost U.S. families significantly more this fall ..
About 97% of the clothes and shoes purchased in the U.S. are
imported, predominantly from Asia .. Those .. garment-making hubs
took a big hit under the president's plan to punish individual
countries for trade imbalances .. Ultimately it's going to make its
way to the consumer ..

Shoes .. 99% of the pairs sold in the U.S. are imports .. Lower-
income families and the places they shop would feel the impact most
.. Industry experts say reviving the American garment industry
would be hugely expensive and take years if it were feasible ..
Along with lacking a skilled and willing workforce, the U.S. does
not have domestic sources for the more than 70 materials that go
into making a typical shoe .. Price increases may come as a shock ..

<https://tinyurl.com/25joyya3>

Unwell and Unproductive ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/2df8brwl> themalaysianreserve.com

American empire is on the decline

AS WHISPERS of America's decline grow louder, their actions become
more pronounced .. In the long run, it is symptomatic of America on
the decline. The US decline is taking place at a time when China
and India are ascending as pillars of Asia's rise .. "The past 200
years of Western domination of world history has been a major
historical aberration .. Must continue to push de-dolarization
efforts .. We can also take advantage of rising China and India ..

...

Vision from Malaysia.

<https://tinyurl.com/28764p3a>

After America: Redefining global leadership ..

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<https://archive.is/Ku1Ac> zerohedge.com

Treasuries are losing their haven status. Capital is leaving the US
at an increasing rate as the dollar's reserve-currency standing is
diminished .. The market turmoil is intensifying .. Foreigners
continue to pull money from US assets .. Net inflows to US equities
have been dropping precipitously ..

...

<https://tinyurl.com/27y6xcdo>

.. Desperate Ploy as US Empire Declines ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/2d78g7sg> spreaker.com

As headlines increasingly spotlight crime, corruption, and cultural
decay, a growing number of Americans are asking a fundamental
question: Has the United States abandoned the moral virtues upon
which it was founded? .. Freedom without virtue leads not to liberty,
but to lawlessness. Today, the warning echoes with renewed urgency.
From the breakdown of the family unit to the erosion of personal responsibility, many Americans are witnessing what they believe to
be the collapse of civic morality - and, with it, the very fabric of
the nation ..

What was once discouraged is now mainstream, and what was once
revered - such as faith, family, and patriotism - is often mocked.
The consequences of this shift are now tangible. Crime is surging in
major cities, government institutions are plagued by scandal, and
confidence in national leadership is waning. Even the judicial system,
once a pillar of objectivity, is being questioned for political
activism and selective enforcement ..

...

The U.S. was founded on the genocide of indigenous Americans as well
as on the institutionalized racism-based slavery - so, such pathetic
laments from the American conservatives do not look nice.

<https://tinyurl.com/289cmpg3>

Lust for conquest and wealth ..

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<https://archive.is/bvHIs> nytimes.com

.. the Post-American Order ..

The American-led world order .. is finally starting to
crumble .. That's a reason for optimism .. A fairer world
is possible.

...

Good.

<https://tinyurl.com/2daq97xu>

Europeans Sick After Eating American Food

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<https://tinyurl.com/2dof5bah> pubaffairsbruxelles.eu

.. America's economic decline ..

Trump tried to reassure nervous Americans, promising that "our
automobile business will flourish like it's never flourished
before." It won't .. On closer inspection, it becomes clear
that this rationale is deeply flawed .. Most devastating impact
will be felt in the US itself ..

<https://tinyurl.com/26uht85w>

Americans won't be able to avoid paying more ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/2yl6cgmh> jacobin.com

The US trade war is a result of domestic elites' refusal to accept
America's relative decline .. The United States of America's
attempt to outcompete China as an industrial power after decades of underinvestment and with just 9 percent of its workforce employed
in manufacturing, is likely to end in a [failure] ..

In recent years, the failure on the part of American lawmakers to
adequately deal with their country's economic decline .. has created antiestablishment backlash .. To avoid incurring the high political
costs of this failure, American elites have looked for external
scapegoats .. China has come in handy ..

...

These leftists say MAGA is delusional and unrealistic, while a
realistic way for the U.S. would be manageable graceful decline, in
Japan-like manner.

<https://tinyurl.com/28764p3a>

The end of American dominance is a chance ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/22vuq59o> thinkchina.sg

.. a post-America era ..

[Trump] firmly believes that the US trade deficit is the result of
being taken advantage of by foreign countries - especially China.
In his view, imposing tariffs and building trade barriers can revive manufacturing and heal internal divisions in American society. But
this view is overly simplistic .. The longstanding US trade deficit
is rooted primarily in its own structural issues .. A sudden push
towards "balanced trade" would inevitably weaken the dollar's global
standing .. Should the US prioritise trade balance or preserve
dollar hegemony? It cannot have both ..

...

To save "hegemony", most of regular Americans need to get poorer.

<https://tinyurl.com/2yzbpoa6>

.. U.S. collapse ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/22vphx3h> linkedin.com

The only country in the developed world that was not ravaged by the
second world war was the United States, protected as it were by
nature's moat, the Atlantic Ocean .. The dollar reigned supreme,
and in the process, steadily eroded American competitiveness in
everything .. America has been drunk on power for eight decades and
wants to regain its economic competitiveness without giving up its
biggest export, which is its currency. The two don't go together ..

...

<https://archive.is/lD8nV>

.. the End of U.S. Role in Unipolar World ..

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<https://goo.su/tOjz0> amac.us

In 1945, .. the United States boasted over 10,000 oceangoing U.S.-
flagged merchant vessels. Today, that number has dwindled to less
than 200, with only 80 engaged in international commerce. Meanwhile,
China commands a fleet of over 5,000 merchant ships. This stark
contrast underscores .. the decline of U.S. maritime power ..

The decline of U.S. maritime power has been a gradual process .. As manufacturing shifted overseas in the 1970s and 1980s, so did
shipbuilding .. Japan and South Korea .. More recently, China ..
Today .. Commercial shipbuilding has suffered significantly, with
the U.S. receiving only five new ship orders last year compared to
China's 1,500. This disparity is alarming .. The consequences of
this decline are far-reaching ..

<https://tinyurl.com/25joyya3>

Unwell and Unproductive ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/28lfscvc> tehrantimes.com

There have been numerous myths circulating about America's power
for many years .. The myths of America's economic, technological,
and political power and security protection .. But the recent
years have seen all four myths have been shattered .. And there is
no reason that the U.S. is not declining ..

Things have changed quickly in the last two decades .. The global
economic landscape was changing in an unbelievable way, and .. the
U.S. was losing its advantage in both quantity and quality ..

...

Vision from Shanghai Institutes, for Tehran Times.

<https://archive.is/Ku1Ac>

Treasuries are losing their haven status ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/2beldglv> unherd.com

.. In the four days that followed Liberation Day, Americans saw
more than $6 trillion of their wealth evaporate in the stock market,
and they're still sitting on losses. Their interest rates spiked as
investors dumped US Treasuries they no longer regarded as safe, and
the purchasing power of their dollars fell as foreigners pulled up
stakes and retreated back home .. Once the dust has settled, it may
well be that the winner, in relative terms, is China. The country
may bounce back harder than its rival because Trump appears to have
succumbed to the fatal flaw of many an empire in decline: hubris.
He has over-estimated his strength .. launched his trade war with no
clear strategy ..

Beijing is prepared to take the hit, no doubt secure in the
knowledge that it is taking a far smaller economic risk .. China's ..
aim is to maintain an open world trading order that has served it
well .. Positioning itself as the new guarantor of the world trading
order the US has renounced, China is securing growing markets in the
developing world while managing relations with Europe .. China has a
lot of what can be called economic strategic depth ..

<https://tinyurl.com/22vuq59o>

.. a post-America era ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/23u9b45y> forever-wars.com

.. Decline And Fall ..

Usually during periods of market volatility, people throw their
money into Treasury bills, considered to be a far safer place to
ride out panic. But now that's not happening, and alongside the
dollar underperforming .. What's underway is a rejection of the
long-held assumption that the world's largest and most dominant
economy is a reliable bet .. Capital markets lose confidence in
the dollar .. Foreign capitals are discussing steps to untether
themselves from the dollar as a reserve currency .. Public
wealth is being massively redistributed upward ..

<https://tinyurl.com/2yl6cgmh>

.. To accept America's relative decline ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/2yksunm3> sky.com

Egg prices reach record high in US ..

The average price of a dozen large white eggs reached $6.23
(�4.82) last month .. The country has been experiencing record-
high prices since the beginning of the year .. Egg smuggling
has increased .. The overall cost of a food shop accelerated ..
Consumers buying fewer eggs ..

<https://tinyurl.com/2ao25tm3>

A third of Americans stopped buying eggs ..

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<https://archive.is/1qpDF> zerohedge.com

The Missing Bid For Dollars Shows Its Haven Status Has Waned

The lack of bid for offshore dollars .. underscores the altering
in the status of the US currency in the global financial system.
One thing we could previously almost be certain of when markets
convulsed was the dollar would rally. Not this time. Stocks
plummeted earlier this week, but the dollar remained contained,
and Treasuries sold off .. We have seen funding pressures rise for
the dollar from principally onshore dollar holders ..

<https://tinyurl.com/22vphx3h>

.. eroded American competitiveness in everything ..

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<https://archive.is/GKu3U> zerohedge.com

On The Dollar's Collapse... ..

.. Despite President Trump's reversal on tariffs the damage to
the USD has been done: the market is re-assessing the structural
attractiveness of the dollar as the world's global reserve
currency and is undergoing a process of rapid de-dollarization.
Nowhere is this more evident than the continued and combined
collapse in the currency and US bond market .. We think the
process of de-dollarization has more to go ..

<https://archive.is/Ku1Ac>

Treasuries are losing their haven status ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/23ykwatw> straitstimes.com

US dollar sees biggest plunge since 2022 ..

Waning confidence in the US economy prompted investors to ditch
US assets to the benefit of safe havens like the Swiss franc, yen
and euro, as well as gold .. Tariffs were expected to boost the
US dollar, but instead the currency has fallen more than 7 per cent
since Mr Trump's inauguration in January .. The decline for the US
dollar has come along with sell-offs in US stocks and bonds .. The
sell-off in US Treasuries picked up pace .. Mr Trump's chaotic
tariff roll-outs - regardless of where they eventually settle - are
rapidly undermining confidence in the US economy ..

<https://tinyurl.com/27y6xcdo>

.. Desperate Ploy as US Empire Declines ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/27vnzwwg> asiatimes.com

US aircraft carriers adrift as China surges at sea

Production delays, rising threats and shrinking numbers are putting
the US's traditional aircraft carrier dominance on a knife's edge
just as China surges ahead at sea .. While the US struggles with
building and maintaining its carriers, China seems to be progressing
apace ..

<https://goo.su/MeBoz>

The US Navy faces a critical challenge ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/2yu8cdvx> telegrafi.com

Everything is getting worse and worse ..

Analysts at Bank of America have warned that moving iPhone
assembly from China to the US could increase production costs
by up to 90 percent ..

...

Things aren't good, and it will be getting worse.

<https://goo.su/WxvPj>

Weather Forecasting In The U.S. Is About To Get Worse

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%, <news:[email protected]>

Oleg Smirnov wrote:

<https://tinyurl.com/2yu8cdvx> telegrafi.com

Everything is getting worse and worse ..

Analysts at Bank of America have warned that moving iPhone
assembly from China to the US could increase production costs
by up to 90 percent ..

...

Things aren't good, and it will be getting worse.

<https://goo.su/WxvPj>

Weather Forecasting In The U.S. Is About To Get Worse

everything is great where i live

Keep up jumping.

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<https://tinyurl.com/yvrbswha> thetrumpet.com

"We allowed ourselves to be transformed from a cast iron economy
that made things into a largely paper economy .. Alongside the
national debt, the trade deficit is perhaps America's biggest
domestic national security crisis. President Trump is taking bold
action ..

The catch is that the average American family will have to reduce
its standard of living by about $3,800 to $4,800 per year to make
their country more self-sufficient, better able to survive without
foreign goods .. Financial austerity. This is basically what
President Trump is prescribing to Americans .. The responsible
thing to do .. A test of America's character .. We have to change
our approach to finance ..

...

$4,800 per family per year seems unrealistic, it's too little.
Looking forward to $10,000 - 15,000 which would be more efficant.
Americans need to grow adult, stop whining.

<https://archive.is/GKu3U>

On The Dollar's Collapse...

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<https://tinyurl.com/2zhwamp2> lemonde.fr

.. The United States is no longer a reliable country. For some,
this is nothing new. The Iraq War, launched in 2003 .. had already
shown the world the wrondoings of American military hubris. But the
current crisis is new .. The US appears disoriented .. Trumpists ..
don't know how to respond to the country's economic decline.

Measured in purchasing power parity - meaning the real volume of
goods, services, and equipment produced each year - China's GDP
surpassed that of the US in 2016. It is currently more than 30%
higher and will reach double the US GDP by 2035. The reality is that
the US is losing control of the world. More serious still, the
accumulation of trade deficits has pushed the country's public and
private external debt to unprecedented levels .. The rise in
interest rates could lead the US to have to pay substantial interest
flows to the rest of the world ..

...

French also seem to be somewhat disoriented.

<https://tinyurl.com/2547zxd6>

How China Overtook the U.S. in Global Trade (2000-2024)

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<https://tinyurl.com/2djbepjq> euronews.com

Euro soars to 3-year high as investors flee US assets ..

Investors offloaded US assets and sought safety in haven currencies.
Despite renewed sell-offs on Wall Street, European stock markets
are poised to open higher .. Investors appear to be fleeing American
assets amid the tariff-driven uncertainties .. Gold hits record high
as US government bonds fall ..

...

Fleeing US assets is a rational move. America no more. America has
a huge debt and deficit. American social situation (illiteracy, drug
addiction, obesity etc) also does not give reasons for optimism.
This time even the MSM has wondered <https://archive.is/m4Vfi> about
"'safe haven' status" of American assets.

<https://archive.is/1qpDF>

The Missing Bid For Dollars Shows Its Haven Status Has Waned

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<https://tinyurl.com/29akm2bl> slguardian.org

Trump's "Suez Moment" ..

Trump's sweeping tariff policies triggered a wave of economic
volatility and diplomatic fallout, prompting comparisons to
Britain's 1956 Suez Crisis - a symbolic end to an era of dominance
.. What was meant to project strength and economic sovereignty has
instead exposed deep vulnerabilities .. Trump's tariff gamble has
backfired spectacularly. Instead of cementing America's power, it
may have marked the moment it began to slip ..

...

American problem is even worse than it seems due to the fact that,
while Trump makes mistakes, the counter-Trump "liberal" faction
within US's domestic political class is unable to propose sensible
alternative policies. What the bunch of bigoted cultists can do is
merely squeal that Trump is bad. While, in fact, Trump has to deal
with the dismal situation that "liberal" predecessors have brought
America to before.

<https://goo.su/zCaJV>

.. the US enters a death spiral ..

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<https://archive.is/DFyew> afr.com

.. 'Sell America' trade ..

Slowly, at first, then more rapidly .. The value of the greenback
was sliding, the yield on long-term US government bonds rising ..
The jousting underscores the loss of US exceptionalism and the
very real policy risk for investors .. And sell they have. The US
dollar is at its lowest level in three years ..

...

Those investors may be not happy, but they are only a part of the
economy. Low dollar isn't good for those who kept their savings in
dollar but it's good for US local industries. Feel the difference.

<https://archive.is/jZz4o>

The dollar's sell-off .. investors are losing trust in the U.S..

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<https://tinyurl.com/2bhz47nf> foxbusiness.com

Los Angeles has seen a decline in local film and TV production,
causing some to worry the city could face the same fate as
Detroit did .. That came amid a "global decline in production and
intensifying competition for film projects and jobs" from other
places ..

...

I recall, I had lost interest in watching Hollywood's production
in the mid-2000s. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was a
boom in pirated CDs & DVDs which got me to watch several hundred
Hollywood's movies at a low price. However, at some moment I had
realized that all these stuff are created from the same template,
and I understand the underlying pattern, and this discovery then
followed by an abrupt loss of interest.

Since then I occasionally watched some fragments, but I couldn't
bring my acute self to watch any American-produced movie in full,
because everything seems dull and well-predictable.

<https://tinyurl.com/22h8mxwn>

Decline of the Oscars ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/25ujnsz4> asiatimes.com

.. US admits defeat in hypersonic missile program ..

The US Navy has killed its next-generation hypersonic missile,
slamming the brakes on a once-promising development program amid
soaring costs, shaky performance and China's growing arsenal ..
Strategically, canceling HALO undermines the US Navy's efforts
to maintain technological parity ..

<https://tinyurl.com/27vnzwwg>

US aircraft carriers adrift as China surges at sea

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<https://archive.is/iPXau> universityworldnews.com

America's global academic leadership in a radical decline

American ideas about research and higher education, including
academic freedom, are globally influential. Its research
universities dominate international rankings. The list goes on.
However, America's global academic leadership is coming to an
abrupt end ..

...

The so called "international rankings" (that means Atlanticist
wishful thinking backed rankings) are no longer credible today.
Most of the American academics are "liberal" cultist filth. So
it's no wonder that the America's "global academic leadership"
is in a radical decline, it's natural.

<https://tinyurl.com/2a25m6oq>

America's elite institutions .. a systemic failure ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/yt362tjv> cgtn.com

U.S. decline in manufacturing is self-inflicted

The election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency clearly
indicated that the American people were not at all happy with
"business as usual." .. The fundamental question for voters
was the devastation experienced in the American economy over
the last few decades. Trump blamed this on the trade deficit ..
The Trump administration does not understand that the primary
cause .. China is no longer a poor nation ..

...

China's propaganda tells American shiteaters their shiteating
is for a reason. Things aren't good, and it will be getting
worse. The American decline is steady and irreversible.

<https://tinyurl.com/22vuq59o>

.. a post-America era ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/4w9put7n> nst.com.my

#SHOWBIZ: US television jobs in free fall

IN the United States, professions related to the television industry, particularly that of screenwriters, are experiencing a historic
decline of 42 per cent in the number of jobs (between two seasons) ..
This decline is attributed to several factors .. TV series are now
shorter in length, with reduced seasons of fewer episodes, limiting
job opportunities for screenwriters .. Professionals fear that
automation will replace certain creative functions ..

...

The US's TV is a shitty shit, and the US's showbiz is a shitty shit.
If their jobs are "in free fall" then it's a good news for the world.
The less of this evil, the more room there's for good.

<https://tinyurl.com/2bhz47nf>

Los Angeles has seen a decline ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/5t4mcd8w> fastcompany.com

Why high-net-worth Americans are banking in Switzerland
As concerns grow over U.S. debt and politics, the ultra-wealthy
are shifting money overseas ..

...

Many outlets have reported recently a flow of American money
into Swiss banks. European outlets also enthusiastically report
this phenomenon. This can be considered one of the signs of
American decline. But here is also a contradiction to another
notorious "pro-Europe" narrative, which seeks to convince that
imminent Russian invasion of Europe is inevitable. If it was so
then the American investors would likely be more careful.

Atlanticist propaganda needs to be more consistent.

<https://archive.is/DFyew>

.. 'Sell America' trade ..

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<https://archive.is/3hfzL> thelcn.com

Only 'We the People' can stop America's decline

We must stand up to the real threat of tyranny and neofascist
one-man rule. How do we do this? Call or write your local
representatives. Attend local council meetings. Participate in
a demonstration or rally. Read "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder.
Join a group of concerned citizens ..

...

What American idiocy looks like.

<https://archive.is/Ku1Ac>

Treasuries are losing their haven status ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/2bj9r6z5> twz.com

USS Harry Truman Was Evading Houthi Attack When F/A-18 Super Hornet
Rolled Off Its Deck / The F/A-18E's loss is the latest in a string
of incidents to befall the Truman, including a collision and friendly
fire shootdown .. A tow tractor that had been moving the aircraft at
the time also went over the side in the incident ..

...

Looks like the Houthis remain to be capable to bite painfully (and
if someone supplied them with more advanced weapons, then there could
be greater damage to American forces).

Has anyone calculated ratio of military vs. civilian casualties due
to the American strikes against the Yemenis? Some experts claim it's
close to 60/40%. They say it's a typal figure for American military.

<https://tinyurl.com/5t4mcd8w>

Why high-net-worth Americans are banking in Switzerland

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<https://goo.su/2RmoBWL> braveneweurope.com

.. the US .. will decline faster ..

Not a day goes by without a new shock to Americans .. China
overtook the U.S. as the largest economy in the world .. Today, its
economy is 33% larger than America's .. Meanwhile, many Americans
cling to the idea that military power makes up for shrinking
economic clout .. Today in Ukraine, Russia is grinding down U.S.-
backed forces .. The bloated, for-profit U.S. arms industry can't
keep up .. Our leaders have failed us. Instead of judiciously
adapting to America's relative decline and carving out a new place
for the United States in the emerging multipolar world, they
doubled down .. Democrats and Republicans alike have marched America
into one disaster after another ..

...

Sen. John Kennedy shall take anti-depressants, like many of yous do.
Immature emotion and dense delusion is a sure way from bad to worse.
Decline goes on, things are not good, and it will be getting worse.

<https://tinyurl.com/2zhwamp2>

.. The United States is no longer a reliable country ..

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<https://tinyurl.com/29lheseo> asiatimes.com

.. The F-18 and the tow tractor were lost when the carrier made a
.. unexpected hard turn because it was evading a threat, either a
Houthi cruise missile or armed drone ..

US aircraft carriers .. are supported at sea by a Carrier Strike
Group .. It appears that the incoming threat was not detected until
it was quite close to the Truman, and the Truman made an evasive
maneuver .. One explanation could be that the incoming threat was a
cruise missile or anti-ship missile flying at low altitude ..

The United States relies on its aircraft carriers .. Many are
questioning whether US aircraft carriers can survive .. US Defense
Secretary Pete Hegseth has said publicly that Chinese hypersonic
missiles could sink the entire US carrier force in 20 minutes .. A
third-rate power such as the Houthis .. can threaten US carriers ..

...

<https://tinyurl.com/2bj9r6z5>

USS Harry Truman Was Evading Houthi Attack ..

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