Take away:
Correct, but needs clarification:
Depression referring to the whole economy as the bubble burst.
Acceptance is when the government accepts to bail them out because they’re too big and the gov is too dependent on them to let them die.
And if Macron still refuses to join, he’ll hold his breath until France pays up!
There already are private military. Black Water and alike are absolutely private armies. But that could be expensive, even for trillionaires. It’s a much better strategy to privatize the existing military and get it paid by the government. Watch it, it’s going to happen!
I asked that question before, so allow me again: if the Trump decide to take Greenland, Denmark is going to resist, using their US-made equipment, and will order spare parts and ammos to whom? (oh and prepare F35 flight missions on a US server, no issue there…).
And in a further protest gesture, Denmark will order an additional 3B$ worth of military equipment to US companies.
Time to thank all politicians in Europe who were reluctant to decarbonate the economy because it’s bAd fOr bUsInEsS.
Today we count how much money they’re sending Russia by buying gas vs Ukraine by providing military equipment. All good for the business I guess.
Today we assess how dependent on US gas the EU is in time of crisis. All good for the business too, I guess.
In this context, rolling back the ban on gas cars in 2035 is another great geopolitical move that will guarantee EU’s future amidst international tension and resources depletion (oil extraction is to drop by half from 2030 to 2050, and that means producers will slow exportations and use is primarily for their internal needs).
Sure I can answer him: because there was no better way to push your white supremacist nazi propaganda and launching a child porn abure tool as a stand-alone app would have landed you in jail.
You’re welcome!
Trump is actively trying to kill Canada’s car industry. So if China is willing to do so, Canada should lift the tariffs on their EVs in exchange for a quota of cars or components made in Canada.
Long term, it is probably a better strategy as US car makers are falling so much behind on EVs they could go down in the coming years, especially if they hang on petro-cars.
As for the military, it’s never too late to start doing the right thing and diversify its sourcing. No more 100% US by default, and require guarantees on supply and independence.
Europe and other countries have very good and modern equipments also, mind you.
I agree with you on what we’ll hear, but I second the other comment: besides the speeches, Carney will move Canada further away from the US.
He started doing so without saying it too loudly. Only an idiot would not see it. The good thing is only one idiot needs to be fooled.
To escalate, he has multiple levers at his disposal: the everlasting hesitation between F35 and Gripen purchase, the tariffs on Chinese EV (if they were repelled, US car makers could be driven out of Canada’s market within just a few years). And of course dumping US bonds, but that would hurt Canada too.
And then they will use US made systems. But the vendors will locate some computers in Europe, so it’s totally sovereign.
Can’t tell for all of the equipment (from my understanding, they happily buy 100% US…), but for the F35, that’s not exact. It needs constant update, and from what I read, it is still usable for ~30 days after they would ban it from the network. But “usable” means back to pen and paper on board for missions…
Yep! So if US comes, they will send in their F35, after having keyed in the mission parameters, that will go straight to a Lockheed server in the US to be uploaded in the jets, and with that they will take their ennemy by surprise!
Oh, shit! The jets were shot down! Weren’t they stealth??
Danes will have to order more, then…
“Hey, John! How much are we paying those 3D printers again? I found one here that looks like it would do just the same job for much less!” – quote that will show up in a leak in 2032 after a handful of planes crashes.
And now you’ve just given Boeing executives some great ideas how to further reduce costs! I don’t thank you!!
Until they introduce Copilot in Powershell so that when you try do D/L another browser, it will chime in and explain you that you should first give a serious try to EdgePilot because it’s so much better and you won’t be disappointed! Here: I D/L its premium version instead of FF as you were trying to do, and I give you one month for free! \o/.
"Sir, it seems like these Epstein files that were released have a lot of mentions of you, and this is causing a stir…
-Well, let’s bomb something!"
Unfortunately, they’re more likely to convince their base that it’s ok to be a pedo if you’re chosen by God or some shit. The Great Order of Pedophiles may live on…
The EU is also largely ruled by neo-cons. They will refuse to let billionaires’ wealth go down.
Besides, the treasury bonds selling off is, as you say, a financial nuke: you can use it only once, and it’s a mutual destruction. These bonds have value today, if you abruptly sell them, you lose, the US loses, then what? They give up on their evil plans? What do you have to stop them now?
I believe Windows 11 and “AI everywhere” are quickly changing that. Gamers started migrating, but I believe the stats showing a growing usage of Linux on desktop as well as resistance to the Win11 migration go beyond the gamers.
But I admit: a survey right now may not yet show it. It’s probably trending up slowly.