Saturday, April 05, 2025
Other Countries Seem to Like Tariffs. So Why Are People Opposed to Trump’s Tariffs? Victor Davis Hanson
But here’s my question. - Victor Davis Hanson@VDHanson
- And yet, the world seemed to erupt in anger. It was very strange. Even people on the libertarian right and, of course, the left were very angry. The Wall Street Journal pilloried Donald Trump.
- China has prohibitive tariffs, so does Vietnam, so does Mexico, so does Europe.
- So do a lot of countries.
- So does India.
But if tariffs are so destructive of their economies, why is China booming?
How did India become an economic powerhouse when it has these exorbitant tariffs on American imports?
How did Vietnam, of all places, become such a different country even though it has these prohibitive tariffs?
Why isn’t Germany, before its energy problems, why wasn’t it a wreck?
It’s got tariffs on almost everything that we send them.
How is the EU even functioning with these tariffs?...
General Motors reacts to Trump's tariffs with this big move | Blaze Media
General Motors reacts to Trump's tariffs with this big move | Blaze Media:
General Motors announced on Thursday to its workforce that the company will be increasing production of its light-duty trucks at a plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to avoid the reciprocal tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump.
Reuters reported that the Fort Wayne plant makes the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks. GM also manufactures those trucks at plants in Mexico and Canada, with around half of GM's large pickup truck production done in Mexico and Canada. The company will likely add more overtime hours, along with hiring more temporary workers to increase production output at the Indiana plant.
Context matters!
Context matters.
Any "expert" condemning "Trump's tariffs" without explaining the benefits/reasons isn't providing, unbiased wisdom.
Any "expert" condemning "Trump's tariffs" without explaining the benefits/reasons isn't providing, unbiased wisdom.
He's providing political sophistry.
- Same with those "experts" pretending normal market behavior is "end of the world".
Political sophistry.
History for April 5
History for April 5 - On-This-Day.com 
Booker T. Washington 1856 - Educator, author (Up From Slavery)
- 1614 - American Indian Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
- 1792 - U.S. President George Washington cast the first presidential veto. The measure was for apportioning representatives among the states.
- 1887 - Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller the meaning of the word "water" as spelled out in the manual alphabet.
- 1923 - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company began the first regular production of balloon tires.
- 1951 - Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for committing espionage for the Soviet Union.
Friday, April 04, 2025
Three GOP States Find 300,000 Bad Voter Registrations, Along with Hundreds of Non-Citizens Registered to Vote
Three GOP States Find 300,000 Bad Voter Registrations, Along with Hundreds of Non-Citizens Registered to Vote:
In the span of less than a week in mid-March, the Republican-leaning Iowa and the deeper red Idaho and Missouri found catastrophic issues with their respective voter rolls.
On March 14, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins released a statement saying they found and subsequently removed 18,637 voters who are deceased.
The NGO Complex Is Irredeemably Corrupt - David Strom
My wife works for the Minnesota State Legislature, so she sees the steady stream of nonprofit CEOs and lobbyists bringing in their shiny literature, PowerPoints, and clients to lobby legislators to dump tons on taxpayer money into their coffers.
- If you bought the lies they were selling, you would think that every third child would starve to death without the government pouring every possible dime legislators could scrape up their way.
- Imagine those commercials with Sarah McLachlan music playing, with children and puppies, and the nonprofit execs pleading for just one more dollar to save one more life.
Why We Should Be Very Angry About the Tariffs — and Why Trump Is Right Again - Kevin McCullough
Because it’s about time someone stood up for us. Shame on the ones who didn’t. And thank God for the one who finally did.On April 2nd, President Donald J. Trump did something no other modern president has had the spine to do.
He declared “Liberation Day” and slapped sweeping tariffs on the very nations that have been gutting the American economy for decades.
A 10 percent universal tariff acrossall imports. Targeted, punitive tariffs up to 34 percent on bad actors like China.
And guess what?
- We should be furious—not at Trump—but at the spineless presidents before him who let things get this bad in the first place.
- Let’s be clear: these tariffs didn’t start a trade war.
- They responded to one...
U.S. Naval Academy throws hundreds of books pushing DEI overboard * WorldNetDaily * by Jaryn Crouson, Daily Caller News Foundation
U.S. Naval Academy throws hundreds of books pushing DEI overboard * WorldNetDaily * by Jaryn Crouson, Daily Caller News Foundation:
The U.S. Naval Academy on Monday began removing nearly 400 books that allegedly promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
The actions were taken after a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office following President Donald Trump's orders to remove DEI content from all federal agencies and federally contracted companies, according to the Associated Press. A list of the removed books has not yet been released.
Imagine if things were reversed!-----TX High School Track Meet Turns Tragic As Football Star Is Stabbed; the Reason Why Is Truly Disturbing
What started as an innocent and fun track meet between several Texas high schools on Wednesday took a senseless and violent turn as one student stabbed another after an altercation over a seat in the stands. -Becky Noble 
Austin Metcalf, a standout football star in his own right, was attending the meet and sitting in the stands. The fight broke out after a student from another school, 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, was told he was sitting in the wrong place in the stands. Anthony brandished a knife and stabbed Metcalf in the chest. Metcalf's twin brother, Hunter, was also there and tried to save his brother...But there is one other thing that will be glaringly absent: coverage of this story by the mainstream legacy media, and it is very easy to see why.
- It just doesn't fit the narrative.
- There will be no public outrage, no protests, no marches, no calls for justice.
- The media won't touch it...
How THIS Florida sheriff is taking on illegal immigrants | Blaze Media
How THIS Florida sheriff is taking on illegal immigrants | Blaze Media:
The Brevard County, Florida, Sheriff’s Department is taking illegal immigration into its own hands and working with federal law enforcement agencies to arrest illegal immigrants within its jurisdiction.
Yes. There is a difference between the political parties!-----Georgia Democrats Walk Out In Support Of Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes For Inmates
The walkout occurred amidst a heated debate over Senate Bill (SB) 185, which subsequently passed the House by a 100-2 vote, with all Democrats opting out of the vote through their departure
- Georgia House Democrats staged a walkout at the Georgia State Capitol Wednesday, leaving the chamber in protest as lawmakers debated a bill that would end taxpayer-funded sex change surgeries for state prison inmates...
GOP Senator Had the Perfect Response to CNN Host's Questions About Trump's Tariffs
The Republican senator explained clearly how United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) compliant cars won’t be subjected to tariffs, so there’s a wide swath of products that are available to the American consumer that won’t be subjected to tariffs. - Matt Vespa
- Customers might see price spikes in cars if the vehicles, transmission, and other electronics are manufactured in Europe.
- CNN host Kaitlan Collins asked about the Mercedes dealership in Alabama, Moreno again reminded the fake news press that Alabama makes those cars here, and exports quite a few. The vehicles that will truly get slapped with these tariffs are super-luxury cars that only the uber-wealthy can afford. Senator Moreno explained how, in some ways, the tariff structure does tax the wealthy.
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