Once again, Trump delivers
At 10:00 AM EST today, President Trump will announce that he has the framework for his first trade deal. The New York Times and Politico reported that the agreement would be with the UK, citing their "sources." The Wall Street Journal was much more cautions noting that it would be a "framework" of a deal. Either way, the President has what he desperately needed: a first trade deal.
I am glad it happened with the country which had withdrawn from the EU. I have long wished that the US under Trump would give them a most favored nation status as to trade. Reaching a post-Brexit agreement with the United States has been a major objective for Britain since the day it left the EU. Getting a deal done now with the US just before the EU-UK summit on May 19 will help Britian reset its own trade relations with EU nations. Britain also struck a landmark free-trade agreement with India this week.
For Trump this may be a turning point on the uncertainty of his trade policy. He had taken a bit of a hit in the polls because of it and the markets had become volatile. Getting trade agreements done is a major policy accomplishment. This could be a very good month for the President.
In other news:
India launched attacks against Pakistan, two weeks after a terrorist attack killed 26 civilians in Kashmir. Pakistan, which has denied involvement in the attack, said it had begun a “measured but forceful” response. Kashmir, a valley wedged between the two nations, has been the central issue in decades of tensions and conflict between them.
President Trump said the U.S. would stop bombing the Houthis after the group agreed to stop attacking American vessels in the Red Sea. Sophisticated weapons have been used by both sides in the conflict over the shipping lanes.
Israel bombed Yemen's main airport in retaliation for a Houthi missile attack, which had struck near Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv.
Friedrich Merz became Germany’s chancellor, but only after losing a confirmation vote in Parliament. Every previous modern chancellor won in the first round.
The U.S. plans to send some migrants to Libya on a military plane. Rights groups say conditions in the country’s migrant detention centers are “horrific." I guess they shouldn't have violated American immigration laws.
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump could enforce a ban on "transgender" troops while challenges move forward in lower courts.
The Senate voted to confirm Frank Bisignano, a former Wall Street executive, as Social Security Commissioner.
A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that has been adrift for 53 years will return to Earth this week. Experts don't yet know where it will land.
The Catholic Church is selecting a new Pope.
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This monstrosity was erected in Times Square to the shock of many New Yorkers;
It is supposedly a statue of nobody in particular. I suppose it goes to show what one can achieve with anonymity and obesity. What a pathetic city New York has become.
Lets face it, if they put up a statue of a random "obese" white woman in Times Square you wouldnt say shit.
And how do you know this statue is of a black woman?
And why do you think I would be ok with sloth of any kind?
What is "woke" about it? Is putting up a figure of a anonymous black person now "woke"?
It is a work of art, which by the way will be gone in six weeks. It is temporary. People who complain about this are making fools out of themselves.
A faster pace to what? Devolution!
It is a work of art
Nope. We had works of art. They were torn down by leftist mobs.
Well, someone has to be a fan of the Confederacy I suppose.
They tore down Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas!
Please. You all half assed that whole "do away with everything Confederate" bullshit. But then again, why would that be any different from anything else.
It would be just as ugly and inappropriate as this one is.
What's ugly about it ... ?
And that makes it a sculpture albeit one with hints of Letitia James.
More on the sculptor and his work:
Oh, Times Square Arts is responsible. And who allowed that organization to post "art" such as statues in Times Square?
I think I'll hand that assignment over to you.
Please get back to us.
Your fictions are far more humorous.
some takes on twitter:
They tear down statues of American heroes and replace them with statues of random obese black women . That’s because the Left has no historical heroes. Everyone who was born before approximately 2005 is inherently problematic
art is supposed to reflect the spirit of an age, and sculpture exists to immortalize the values a civilization wants remembered the fact that this is a statue of an obese and ugly black woman isn’t by chance, or to make people upset, it’s the whole point a society that once celebrated beauty and gods now puts up monuments to dysfunction the worship of the ugly is the most honest expression of our time
Why is it ok to have a 12’ statue of a random obese caricature of a black woman & it’s seen as “positive representation” But we’re not allowed to have The Redskins as a logo because it “perpetuates harmful racial stereotypes” even though it’s based on Chief Two Guns White Calf. Designed by Walter “Blackie” Wetzel, a Blackfeet leader honoring a Blackfeet Chief, approved by the Blackfeet Nation. Or “Mia”, the cancelled Native American lady on the Land O Lakes package who was designed by Patrick DesJarlait, a Navy veteran of WWII, member of the Ojibwe Nation The Ojibwe are, in part and Patrick specifically, to Minnesota. As is Land O Lakes the company (MN is the land of 10,000 lakes) of which the land on the box is designed after. Yet we’re told THOSE are racist
Correction...
They do, however, they tore them down a couple of years ago, ie, General Lee, any statue that portrayed a slave holder, etc.
Both characters you linked to are idiots.
Reasonable answers as to the why.
IMO the minds of the lefties are dangerous. I believe they hate traditional America and want to replace it or punish it.
BTW Sean, you were late to the party today. I can't function properly this way.
The racism is on fire.
The racism is on fire
I’d say. There is a cult of race among democrats. Hence the statue.
The two quotes you put up are from people who are, uh, mentally erratic. How many of their tweets did you look through?
Can you imagine the faux poutrage of someone erected a statue of a white guy next to this black chick.
They would scream white privilege and send an army of their idiots to tear it down.
They have no shortage of outrage. I'm thankful that there is still a statue of General George Patton in Boston.
There are many that have their panties in a wad because this administration has chosen not to continue to play the role of "world police".
They have been at odds for a long time. Maybe it will work out.
I hope so as well. But, I kind of agree that the US should have no involvement.
They are both on China's border. I would think that China might be the peace broker
There is a very good chance that China is going to sit back and see what the US does before they do anything.
That could be a risky proposition.
I agree, but it can't be dismissed.
I never agreed with Edward Teller.
Only one country should have had the atomic bomb: The US.
We wouldn't even care about this now.
Thats like saying only one country should have ever had the printing press.
Last I checked, the printing press, barring industrial accidents, never killed anyone. May have hurt some feelings here and there but that is the extent.
Your comparison resembles one between acorns and lug nuts.
Agree to disagree.
The printing press was invented around 1400 and it's doubtful that the Protestant Reformation could have happened as it did without the printing press. The reformation spanned around 150 years and it is estimated that over 8 million people died due to direct conflict as well as the disease and destroyed resources which results from war.
We should never be forced to accommodate Communist or rogue regimes. Them having nuclear weapons made that possible. In most cases the technology was stolen from the US.
The proper analogy is that only rational minds should prevail.
Sorry, the science behind the atomic bomb was not a secret. It was just going to be a matter of time before Russia and other countries got the bomb.
"As part of Operation Enormoz (“enormous”), Soviet agents recruited American and British spies who were committed communists, including several scientists at the Los Alamos laboratory. The extent of Soviet nuclear espionage was unknown until after the war when the United States and Britain succeeded in deciphering the code used in Soviet telegraphs. Because the decryption project, known as Venona , remained classified until 1995, evidence from it couldn’t be used in court, allowing many suspected spies to escape prosecution."
8 Spies Who Leaked Atomic Bomb Intelligence to the Soviets | HISTORY
That is a big part of why there was a red scare in the US.
If they would read the regulations that are listed in the EO they would understand that it is enforcing existing regulations and standards. Feelings have nothing to do with it.
One would hope there is a deviant clause in the existing regulations.
DoDI 6130-03 Volume 1 does cover a lot of it.
I'm glad to see that.
Thanks for posting it.
This is the kind of breaking news you wont get anywhere else.
Yes, it is news, as opposed to the nonsense about AI generated pictures of the Pope that get obsessed about here.
Unless he gets hit by lightning and suddenly becomes moral, ethical , and honest, he wont have a good month for the rest of his life.
Just wait until May 15th.
I guess the question of the day is whether the UK trade deal will be the blueprint for all future deals?
Volkswagen Group, the second largest automaker in the world in 2024, is preparing to join the growing list of automakers looking to rejig its US factories in response to the tariffs. The German automaler's luxury brand, Audi — which assembles most of its lineup in its home country, Hungary, Mexico, Slovakia, Spain, and China — is planning to make some of its crossover and SUV models in America. 'We want to localize more strongly in the USA,' a company spokesperson told DailyMail.com. 'To this end, we are currently examining various scenarios. We are confident that we will make a decision on this in consultation with the Volkswagen Group before the end of this year as to what this will look like in concrete terms.'
World's second-largest automaker relocates production to U.S.
New York City police officers took dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators into custody at Columbia University's Butler Library on Wednesday evening.
NYPD officers were seen removing about 76 protesters from the library in handcuffs, placing them in a van and taking them away. It is unclear how many are facing charges.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on social media overnight , saying his office will be reviewing the visa status of any trespassers and vandals.
Columbia officials said two public safety officers were injured in an encounter with demonstrators. It's unknown at this time if there were any other injuries.
In a statement , New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the NYPD was asked by Columbia to remove trespassers.
At least 2 injured in Columbia University protest, dozens in custody
A "framework" for a deal is not a deal, history informs one to wait before tooting a proven liar's horn. The USMCA , known in boffo world as 'the best trade deal evuh', took well over a year to negotiate. The nitty-gritty parts twixt the US and GB have yet to even smell ink and there are some 194 nations yet to go ... charge ... @!@
I expect that to be the left's media response.
history informs one to wait before tooting a proven liar's horn.
History is loaded with liars. We have people who think the movie "JFK" is a historical account of the assassination of JFK.
The USMCA , known in boffo world as 'the best trade deal evuh', took well over a year to negotiate.
It was far superior to NAFTA. The problem was that China used it by sending parts to Mexico to be assembled there. There were cracks that were exploited.
The nitty-gritty parts twixt the US and GB have yet to even smell ink and there are some 194 nations yet to go ... charge ... @!@
Yes, there are many details to be added, but market pressure and media misinformation have just been alleviated.
There are always cracks, lawyers and accountants would starve if not, just ask your hero.
I'm glad you understand. USMCA just got strengthened.
Do digress ... wanna buy some eggs?
"President Trump on Thursday tapped Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host and former judge, to serve as the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia.
Trump announced on true social that he was appointing Pirro to the job on an interim basis.
“In addition to her Legal career, Jeanine previously hosted her own Fox News Show, Justice with Judge Jeanine, for ten years, and is currently Co-Host of The Five, one of the Highest Rated Shows on Television,” Trump posted.
“Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York,” he continued. “She is in a class by herself. Congratulations Jeanine!”
It was not immediately clear if Trump intended to nominate Pirro to the job on a full-time basis, which would require Senate confirmation."
Trump taps Jeanine Pirro for top DC prosecutor job
One or two more and the sitcom cast will be complete.
Now, now .... she was a Judge!
... and Casey Means was a doctor.
A two day old donut could out think Jeanine Pirro at this point. Its going to be hard to get her off the booze too.
What we know about the trade deal so far:
—The United States will maintain the 10% duty on nearly all imports from the U.K., which Trump imposed April 2. Many economists had hoped that the tariff would be dropped as part of any trade deal, but Trump suggested that the 10% universal duty was likely to be a floor in any future talks with other countries.
—The U.S. will cut its tariffs on car imports from the U.K. to 10% from 27.5%, according to the U.K. government, but only up to 100,000 cars. The U.K. exported 92,000 cars to the U.S. in 2024, which means the U.K. auto industry won’t be able to boost its shipments without paying higher duties.
—U.K. steel exports will enter the U.S. duty-free, rather than face the 25% tariff the White House has placed on imported steel.
—The two countries have agreed to greater market access for each other’s beef, with both nations able to export 13,000 metric tons of beef to each others’ countries.
—The U.K. will eliminate its tariff on ethanol from the U.S., up to 1.4 billion liters.
—The U.S. will lift all duties on airplane engines and other aerospace parts from the U.K.'s Rolls Royce. In return, a U.K. airline will soon announce the purchase of $10 billion in planes from Boeing.
—The U.K. will reduce its average tariff on U.S. goods to 1.8%, which would amount to a $200 million cut in duties, the British government said. The U.K. will also lower import taxes on about 2,500 U.S. products including olive oil, wine and sports equipment.
—The U.K. will “reduce or eliminate” non-tariff barriers to U.S. exports, the White House said, though it did not provide details. The agreement creates opportunities for $5 billion in new exports of U.S. agricultural and other goods, according to the administration’s fact sheet.
What's in Trump and Starmer's US-UK trade deal, and what's not | AP News
And once again bullshit to baffle the brainless. Well done Starmer!
It is a work in progress. Remember what Rembrandt said:
"A painting is finished when the artist says it is finished."
A painting is finished when it tells the artist to stop.
Many economists had hoped that the tariff would be dropped as part of any trade deal, but Trump suggested that the 10% universal duty was likely to be a floor in any future talks with other countries.
In mob parlance this is known as a “taste”.