Trump is back baby!

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Sure Black and White wasn't simple until they had some civil rights marches. Mad, using people's lives/conditions as a tool for scoring points.

But being black or white is a real thing not a makey up one.
How many makey up genders do you recognise, when does it stop?
Do you think non-binary should be a legally recognised gender?

 

[Blue Jasmin]

He thinks Spain is a BRIC country.

A stable genius.

 

[How bad boy]

But being black or white is a real thing not a makey up one.
How many makey up genders do you recognise, when does it stop?
Do you think non-binary should be a legally recognised gender?

Is it?


How black do you need to be in order to become black? Would you define it by a Pantone colour?

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

He thinks Spain is a BRIC country.

A stable genius.

That was mad, I watched it live and thought surely Silky would have mentioned them joining.

 

[How bad boy]

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/21/business/video/china-factories-mexico-tariffs-trump-culver-ebof-digvid

Saw this last night. Did not realise it was such a thing.

How Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the US - BBC News

Chinese firms are racing to set up factories in Mexico to bypass US tariffs and sanctions.

www.bbc.com

It's why "rules of origin" are so important in customs and tariffs.

If the company is owned by foreigners but the rules of origins are strict, then it's no different to someone within the zone setting up a factory, they could be mexican, could be Chinese, doesn't really matter.

If you implement shit rules of origin, then companies outside the zone can basically import the components with artificially low bill of material costs (to lower tariffs on the inputs), then just have a basic assembly plant it within the tariff zone, avoiding tariffs on the end product.


As a result, there's usually pretty strict rules of origin around this stuff.

The UK car industry was in serious trouble as a result of it until the agreement in december, to avoid tariffs on UK electric car exports to the EU.
Basically there are fuck all electric car batteries being produced in the EU or UK, they're mostly made in the US or China.
Because they make up so much of the value of a car, it'd push the percentage of a car built in the UK or EU below the required limit for tariff free export to the EU, making manufacturing in the UK uneconomic.

They've extended the imposition of those tariffs out to 2027:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67634706

Tariffs are fucking messy and economically horribly inefficient.

 

[Bennyton]

He is indeed, has really changed my view on wealth inequality.

HBB I don't think you're the one the masses are coming for.

 

[How bad boy]

HBB I don't think you're the one the masses are coming for.

Are you sure?


I'm very popular in my household.

 

[How bad boy]

 

[markyboy]

He thinks Spain is a BRIC country.

A stable genius.

He was also unaware the UK was a nuclear power

Donald Trump 'unaware UK was nuclear power', says former aide - BBC News

The claim has been made in a book by the US president's ex-national security adviser John Bolton.

www.bbc.com

 

[Happyhonkaman]

He thinks Spain is a BRIC country.

A stable genius.

The 'I' could have been for Iberia, minus the geezers

Anyway Christy C found Brazil, they're practically the same thing