• US/UK Reach Trade Deal

    From c186282@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 8 05:53:51 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-threats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.

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  • From Siri Cruz@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 8 03:42:32 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On 8/5/25 2:53, c186282 wrote:
    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-threats/a-72472773


    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Nope.

    You do not get to assert possibility as certainty.

    It is impossible until it occurs.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.

    Elon says he is willing to visit Mars.

    Has he yet?

    --
    Siri Seal of Disavowal #000-999. Disavowed. Denied. @
    'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' /|\
    The Church of the Holey Apple .signature 4.0 / \
    of Discordian Mysteries. This post insults Islam. Mohamed

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu May 8 07:33:37 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On Thu, 8 May 2025 05:53:51 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-threats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.


    And our leading troll Bradley bot won't mention this success.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu May 8 13:14:01 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tarif f-threats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit


    Brexit was a Conservative Party policy
    and a monterous failure.

    So much so that they are again reaching
    out to America for help.



    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.


    If European partners are so bad why does
    Trump keep marrying them?

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to NoBody on Thu May 8 13:19:40 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.uk

    NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Thu, 8 May 2025 05:53:51 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-threats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.


    And our leading troll Bradley bot won't mention this success.

    Except…

    it went from "30 deals in 30 days" to one deal in 37 days.

    And it's only with our 7th largest trading partner at that.

    The MAGAs are constantly, desperately moving the goalposts.

    At this rate, the “200 deals” will take merely 20 years (+7363 days) to complete.

    -hh

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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to Mitchell Holman on Thu May 8 14:39:13 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On 5/8/25 9:14 AM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tarif
    f-threats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit


    Brexit was a Conservative Party policy
    and a monterous failure.

    I'd say it was a great success - freed them
    from the commieauthoritarian EU rule.

    So much so that they are again reaching
    out to America for help.

    The UK was financially fucked even BEFORE
    the Brexit. Way too much 'socialism' and
    BAD biz sense.

    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.


    If European partners are so bad why does
    Trump keep marrying them?

    Hey - hot chix ! :-)

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Thu May 8 15:03:50 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    It's time to play . . .

    Trump or Trans!

    <https://www.youtube.com/shorts/njNUZHMUKwE>

    :-D

    And look at that gut on Golfing Trump!

    (Ever notice that "golf" spelled backwards is "flog"? I aver that that is
    how the act of swinging at a little ball with a cane is called "golf".
    But google doesn't agree with me :-( Still, Trump flogs at the ball.)

    --
    Psychoanalysis?? I thought this was a nude rap session!!!

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  • From Siri Cruz@21:1/5 to Chris Ahlstrom on Thu May 8 17:24:41 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On 8/5/25 12:03, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    It's time to play . . .

    Trump or Trans!

    <https://www.youtube.com/shorts/njNUZHMUKwE>

    :-D

    And look at that gut on Golfing Trump!

    (Ever notice that "golf" spelled backwards is "flog"? I aver that that is
    how the act of swinging at a little ball with a cane is called "golf".
    But google doesn't agree with me :-( Still, Trump flogs at the ball.)


    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARY4bbrkfe0>

    There's a door to door salesman who wants to flog something.

    --
    Siri Seal of Disavowal #000-999. Disavowed. Denied. @
    'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' /|\
    The Church of the Holey Apple .signature 4.0 / \
    of Discordian Mysteries. This post insults Islam. Mohamed

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to -hh on Thu May 8 20:11:43 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.uk

    In article <704872118.768417418.439461.recscuba_google-huntzinger.com@news.eternal- september.org>,
    -hh <[email protected]> wrote:

    NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Thu, 8 May 2025 05:53:51 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-th
    reats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.


    And our leading troll Bradley bot won't mention this success.

    Except…

    it went from "30 deals in 30 days" to one deal in 37 days.

    And it's only with our 7th largest trading partner at that.

    The MAGAs are constantly, desperately moving the goalposts.

    They have to throw some kind of bone to the Wall St. tap dancers once in
    a while.

    Even that's not going to work when the store shelves are empty in a
    couple of months.

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri May 9 02:35:19 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    On 5/8/25 9:14 AM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-
    tarif
    f-threats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit


    Brexit was a Conservative Party policy
    and a monterous failure.

    I'd say it was a great success - freed them
    from the commieauthoritarian EU rule.



    Brexit has completely failed for UK,
    say clear majority of Britons � poll
    Dec 30 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/30/britons-brexit-bad-uk- poll-eu-finances-nhs



    So much so that they are again reaching
    out to America for help.

    The UK was financially fucked even BEFORE
    the Brexit. Way too much 'socialism' and
    BAD biz sense.


    90% of Britons agree Brexit has been
    a disaster. See above.





    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.


    If European partners are so bad why does
    Trump keep marrying them?

    Hey - hot chix ! :-)


    American porn stars aren't hot
    enough for Trump, he prefers foreigners.

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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 9 02:13:20 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.uk

    On 5/8/25 9:11 PM, super70s wrote:
    In article <704872118.768417418.439461.recscuba_google-huntzinger.com@news.eternal- september.org>,
    -hh <[email protected]> wrote:

    NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Thu, 8 May 2025 05:53:51 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-th
    reats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.


    And our leading troll Bradley bot won't mention this success.

    Except…

    it went from "30 deals in 30 days" to one deal in 37 days.

    And it's only with our 7th largest trading partner at that.

    The MAGAs are constantly, desperately moving the goalposts.

    They have to throw some kind of bone to the Wall St. tap dancers once in
    a while.

    Even that's not going to work when the store shelves are empty in a
    couple of months.


    Aren't gonna empty ... though a FEW may be
    a bit emptier than usual, until.

    Hey, WANT something, be PREPARED to suffer
    a bit. NOTHING is actually FREE.

    In any case the Trump Plan IS starting to bear
    fruit. Yesterday, good deals with the UK - kinda
    top priority. NEXT week a lot more EUs. China
    suddenly DOES seem interested too.

    Wow - if it DOES kind of work out - you WokieComs
    are gonna have to leap off a bridge or something ...

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Siri Cruz on Fri May 9 07:28:53 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    Siri Cruz wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    On 8/5/25 12:03, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    It's time to play . . .

    Trump or Trans!

    <https://www.youtube.com/shorts/njNUZHMUKwE>

    :-D

    And look at that gut on Golfing Trump!

    (Ever notice that "golf" spelled backwards is "flog"? I aver that that is
    how the act of swinging at a little ball with a cane is called "golf".
    But google doesn't agree with me :-( Still, Trump flogs at the ball.)

    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARY4bbrkfe0>

    There's a door to door salesman who wants to flog something.

    Ha ha!

    So does Basil Fawlty:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78b67l_yxUc

    --
    Have an adequate day.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 9 07:51:31 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.uk

    On 5/8/25 21:11, super70s wrote:
    In article <704872118.768417418.439461.recscuba_google-huntzinger.com@news.eternal- september.org>,
    -hh <[email protected]> wrote:

    NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Thu, 8 May 2025 05:53:51 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-th
    reats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.


    And our leading troll Bradley bot won't mention this success.

    Except…

    it went from "30 deals in 30 days" to one deal in 37 days.

    And it's only with our 7th largest trading partner at that.

    The MAGAs are constantly, desperately moving the goalposts.

    They have to throw some kind of bone to the Wall St. tap dancers
    once in a while.

    Except Wall Street isn't buying it. As per the Kobeissi Letter, they're waiting on the sidelines and it is the small retail investors (eg, Mom &
    Pops) who's "buying the dip":

    [quote]
    Individual investors have been net buyers of equities for 21 consecutive
    weeks, the longest streak on record, according to BofA.

    This is more than DOUBLE the previous records seen in 2021 and 2022.

    Over the last 4 weeks, BofA’s private clients have purchased a record $2 BILLION of equities.

    On the other hand, hedge funds have sold a record ~$1.5 billion.

    At the same time, BofA’s institutional clients have dumped ~$2.7
    billion, the second-largest amount in history.

    This is a much larger divergence between retail and institutional
    investors than during the 2022 bear market.

    The Main Street and Wall Street divide is massive.
    [/quote]

    <https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1920555552255459660>

    TL;DR: institutions know another big drop is coming, and it will be
    small investors who are going to be left holding the bag. Since their
    timeline is far shorter, they'll be eventually forced to sell at a loss.


    Even that's not going to work when the store shelves are empty in a
    couple of months.

    The dates I've seen are that the week of 12 May (next week) is when the containers start to stop showing up and the supply chain distribution
    (eg trucking) is 5-7 weeks, so my SWAG is that July 4th is roughly when
    it will start to become more evident.

    I've personally been making protective moves for awhile; transportation
    & IT are mostly de-risked. Currently looking for 'oddballs' which are a
    hassle to go without and are cheap to buffer (maybe pet food?).

    -hh

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 9 12:38:29 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.uk

    | ...
    | But back to that UK "deal." Nobody knows what will
    | eventually come out of it, but we can be sure of one thing:
    | It won't lead to any significant opening of the British
    | market to U.S. goods. Why? Because that market was already
    | wide open before Trump stomped in.
    |
    | The most important thing to understand about Trump's trade
    | war is that it's an attempt to solve a problem that only
    | exists in his imagination. He keeps insisting that other
    | countries are engaged in unfair trade, but the reality is
    | that most of our important trading partners impose very low
    | tariffs on U.S. products:
    | ...
    <https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-trump-pretend-to-fix-what-he>

    --bks

    BTW, it's not a trade deal till Congress approves it, so still zero.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to -hh on Fri May 9 08:20:03 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.uk

    On 5/8/25 13:19, -hh wrote:
    NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Thu, 8 May 2025 05:53:51 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-threats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.


    And our leading troll Bradley bot won't mention this success.

    Except…

    it went from "30 deals in 30 days" to one deal in 37 days.

    And it's only with our 7th largest trading partner at that.

    The MAGAs are constantly, desperately moving the goalposts.

    At this rate, the “200 deals” will take merely 20 years (+7363 days) to complete.

    Plus the other important question to ask is if the current 'deal' is
    better or worse than the pre-Trump one.

    Q: were the tariff rates higher or lower than what's being proposed in
    this 'deal'?

    A: lower.

    Q: what was the balance of trade previously?

    A: US was a net exporter to UK.


    -hh

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri May 9 13:36:08 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    [email protected] (Sn!pe) wrote in news:1rc2j6u.1p5bm6fd6ahqlN%snipeco.2 @gmail.com:

    Mitchell Holman <[email protected]> wrote:

    90% of Britons agree Brexit has been
    a disaster. See above.

    False. HTH HAND



    Brexit has completely failed for UK,
    say clear majority of Britons - poll
    Dec 30 2023

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/30/britons-brexit-bad-uk- poll-eu-finances-nhs

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Sat May 10 08:56:24 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.uk

    On Fri, 9 May 2025 12:38:29 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | ...
    | But back to that UK "deal." Nobody knows what will
    | eventually come out of it, but we can be sure of one thing:
    | It won't lead to any significant opening of the British
    | market to U.S. goods. Why? Because that market was already
    | wide open before Trump stomped in.
    |
    | The most important thing to understand about Trump's trade
    | war is that it's an attempt to solve a problem that only
    | exists in his imagination. He keeps insisting that other
    | countries are engaged in unfair trade, but the reality is
    | that most of our important trading partners impose very low
    | tariffs on U.S. products:
    | ...
    <https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-trump-pretend-to-fix-what-he>

    --bks

    BTW, it's not a trade deal till Congress approves it, so still zero.

    Now you change the conditions of your defintion.

    You're a liar.

    End of story.

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 10 13:01:31 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.uk

    What "trade deal: is that? The Toddler-in-Chief's own words:
    |
    | "The final details are being written in the coming weeks,"
    | Trump said during an event in the Oval Office,
    | ... <https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/08/trump-announces-very-large-trade-deal-with-u-k-final-details-tbd-00335534>

    When it's written, signed and approved by Congress and the UK,
    *then* it will be a trade deal.

    In the meantime: zero trade deals.

    --bks

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Sat May 10 13:24:56 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.uk

    On 5/9/25 14:44, Governor Swill wrote:
    On Fri, 9 May 2025 07:51:31 -0400, -hh
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 5/8/25 21:11, super70s wrote:
    In article
    <704872118.768417418.439461.recscuba_google-huntzinger.com@news.eternal- >>> september.org>,
    -hh <[email protected]> wrote:

    NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Thu, 8 May 2025 05:53:51 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>
    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-th
    reats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.


    And our leading troll Bradley bot won't mention this success.

    Except…

    it went from "30 deals in 30 days" to one deal in 37 days.

    And it's only with our 7th largest trading partner at that.

    The MAGAs are constantly, desperately moving the goalposts.

    They have to throw some kind of bone to the Wall St. tap dancers
    once in a while.

    Except Wall Street isn't buying it. As per the Kobeissi Letter, they're
    waiting on the sidelines and it is the small retail investors (eg, Mom &
    Pops) who's "buying the dip":

    [quote]
    Individual investors have been net buyers of equities for 21 consecutive
    weeks, the longest streak on record, according to BofA.

    This is more than DOUBLE the previous records seen in 2021 and 2022.

    Over the last 4 weeks, BofA’s private clients have purchased a record $2 >> BILLION of equities.

    On the other hand, hedge funds have sold a record ~$1.5 billion.

    At the same time, BofA’s institutional clients have dumped ~$2.7
    billion, the second-largest amount in history.

    This is a much larger divergence between retail and institutional
    investors than during the 2022 bear market.

    The Main Street and Wall Street divide is massive.
    [/quote]

    <https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1920555552255459660>

    TL;DR: institutions know another big drop is coming, and it will be
    small investors who are going to be left holding the bag. Since their
    timeline is far shorter, they'll be eventually forced to sell at a loss.


    Even that's not going to work when the store shelves are empty in a
    couple of months.

    The dates I've seen are that the week of 12 May (next week) is when the
    containers start to stop showing up and the supply chain distribution
    (eg trucking) is 5-7 weeks, so my SWAG is that July 4th is roughly when
    it will start to become more evident.

    I've personally been making protective moves for awhile; transportation
    & IT are mostly de-risked. Currently looking for 'oddballs' which are a
    hassle to go without and are cheap to buffer (maybe pet food?).

    AA and AAA batteries?

    A possibility, but I don't go through that many of them anymore (plus rechargeables), so a COSCTO 30 pack lasts a year or two.

    Just got a new 4TB SSD delivered which will be replacing a 6-7 year old
    one that's getting close to EOL; also got a new Canon EF-S 10mm-22mm at
    $400 off of its MSRP...deliberating maybe another camera body/etc.
    Probably the bigger concern are for durable appliances (washer/etc)
    which we usually run to failure.


    -hh

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  • From Siri Cruz@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 10 19:19:39 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On 8/5/25 2:53, c186282 wrote:
    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-threats/a-72472773


    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.



    Are we back to zero deals?

    The trade deal was to UK send expensive luxury cars duty free so
    idjt's rich friends could still buy, but cars made in the US
    still have to pay tariffs on all the imported parts and assembly.
    This 'deal' did nothing except for the billionaire class.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Sun May 11 16:40:03 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On 5/11/25 10:57, Governor Swill wrote:
    On Sat, 10 May 2025 13:24:56 -0400, -hh
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 5/9/25 14:44, Governor Swill wrote:
    On Fri, 9 May 2025 07:51:31 -0400, -hh
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 5/8/25 21:11, super70s wrote:
    In article
    <704872118.768417418.439461.recscuba_google-huntzinger.com@news.eternal- >>>>> september.org>,
    -hh <[email protected]> wrote:

    NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Thu, 8 May 2025 05:53:51 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>
    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-th
    reats/a-72472773

    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.


    And our leading troll Bradley bot won't mention this success.

    Except…

    it went from "30 deals in 30 days" to one deal in 37 days.

    And it's only with our 7th largest trading partner at that.

    The MAGAs are constantly, desperately moving the goalposts.

    They have to throw some kind of bone to the Wall St. tap dancers
    once in a while.

    Except Wall Street isn't buying it. As per the Kobeissi Letter, they're >>>> waiting on the sidelines and it is the small retail investors (eg, Mom & >>>> Pops) who's "buying the dip":

    [quote]
    Individual investors have been net buyers of equities for 21 consecutive >>>> weeks, the longest streak on record, according to BofA.

    This is more than DOUBLE the previous records seen in 2021 and 2022.

    Over the last 4 weeks, BofA’s private clients have purchased a record $2 >>>> BILLION of equities.

    On the other hand, hedge funds have sold a record ~$1.5 billion.

    At the same time, BofA’s institutional clients have dumped ~$2.7
    billion, the second-largest amount in history.

    This is a much larger divergence between retail and institutional
    investors than during the 2022 bear market.

    The Main Street and Wall Street divide is massive.
    [/quote]

    <https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1920555552255459660>

    TL;DR: institutions know another big drop is coming, and it will be
    small investors who are going to be left holding the bag. Since their >>>> timeline is far shorter, they'll be eventually forced to sell at a loss. >>>>

    Even that's not going to work when the store shelves are empty in a
    couple of months.

    The dates I've seen are that the week of 12 May (next week) is when the >>>> containers start to stop showing up and the supply chain distribution
    (eg trucking) is 5-7 weeks, so my SWAG is that July 4th is roughly when >>>> it will start to become more evident.

    I've personally been making protective moves for awhile; transportation >>>> & IT are mostly de-risked. Currently looking for 'oddballs' which are a >>>> hassle to go without and are cheap to buffer (maybe pet food?).

    AA and AAA batteries?

    A possibility, but I don't go through that many of them anymore (plus
    rechargeables), so a COSCTO 30 pack lasts a year or two.

    Just got a new 4TB SSD delivered which will be replacing a 6-7 year old
    one that's getting close to EOL; also got a new Canon EF-S 10mm-22mm at
    $400 off of its MSRP...deliberating maybe another camera body/etc.
    Probably the bigger concern are for durable appliances (washer/etc)
    which we usually run to failure.

    Mom's drying is making a bit of noise of late. They were already
    pricey.

    There's often some Teflon "bearings" for the drum's rotation; worth a
    look. There's often an idler pulley tensioner assembly that can have
    its bearing seize up and become noisy too.

    The parts are usually pretty inexpensive; the job gets expensive to pay
    a serviceman to do because of the time/labor to take apart & access, but
    its not too bad of a DIY when your DIY labor is figuratively free.

    Contemplate doing the research to find the appropriate parts, buy them
    (and get a belt too, because why not) and then take a day & take your
    time to pull it apart, clean out the trapped everywhere lint and replace
    these wear items. Should be good for another half decade or so (and
    hold onto the removed worn parts as emergency repair parts): its what
    our forefathers who lived through the Great Depression would've done.


    -hh

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 11 19:40:47 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.uk, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On Sat, 10 May 2025 19:19:39 -0700, Siri Cruz <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 8/5/25 2:53, c186282 wrote:
    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-set-to-announce-us-uk-trade-deal-amid-tariff-threats/a-72472773


    A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming
    investors spooked by Trump's global tariffs. The post-Brexit
    UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European
    partners.

    . . .

    Yep - it CAN work out.

    Trump isn't the Devil ... he's willing to reach
    sane deals quickly. Just put in a LITTLE effort.



    Are we back to zero deals?

    No we are not.

    Up to two now.

    Must suck to be a liberal.


    The trade deal was to UK send expensive luxury cars duty free so
    idjt's rich friends could still buy, but cars made in the US
    still have to pay tariffs on all the imported parts and assembly.
    This 'deal' did nothing except for the billionaire class.

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  • From Siri Cruz@21:1/5 to -hh on Sun May 11 17:58:38 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On 11/5/25 13:40, -hh wrote:
    Contemplate doing the research to find the appropriate parts, buy
    them (and get a belt too, because why not) and then take a day &
    take your time to pull it apart, clean out the trapped everywhere
    lint and replace these wear items. Should be good for another
    half decade or so (and hold onto the removed worn parts as
    emergency repair parts): its what our forefathers who lived
    through the Great Depression would've done.


    That is a hardware problem. I do software.

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