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This post was originally published on here On Truth Social yesterday, President Trump promised a $2,000 “tariff dividend” for every American citizen (“high-income” excluded). It’s a prime example of the game-playing common in American politics: People that are against tariffs are fools! We are now the richest, most respected country in the world, with almost…

This post was originally published on here Financial markets are in turmoil as America’s eight largest AI-linked stocks face their worst week since President Donald Trump rocked markets with “Liberation Day” tariffs. Together, nvidia, Microsoft, tsm, Amazon, Broadcom, Meta, Alphabet and Oracle have lost $1.2 trillion since last Friday as investors fret that these companies…

This post was originally published on here “Is it possible that we have not learned the lessons of history?” German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier asked yesterday. November 9 was the anniversary of the proclamation of the Weimar Republic (1918), the pogroms against the Jews (1938), and the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989). “November 9 represents…

The deteriorating alliance in North America

This post was originally published on here The United States military plans to send a contingent of troops to an air base at Syria’s capital, Damascus, Reuters reported on November 5, part of a plan to monitor a Syria-Israel ceasefire agreement. Syria and the U.S. were long-standing enemies, but after Bashar Assad’s regime fell in…

This post was originally published on here One out of every seven respondents in a new survey of 2,000 Germans wants a strong, dictatorial leader. The study by Bielefeld University and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, published yesterday, found: 15 percent completely or mostly agree with the statement: “We should have a leader who rules Germany…

This post was originally published on here “If there has been a more shameful day in recent British history, I’m struggling to recall it tonight,” Jake Wallis Simons wrote in the Telegraph. Birmingham’s Aston Villa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 yesterday. But few were focusing on the football game itself. The main spectacle was radical…

This post was originally published on here Have you received a text message stating something along these lines? “This is your final notice regarding the unpaid toll balance on your account. You must settle the balance within the next 12 hours to avoid severe penalties.” If so, you are one of millions of Americans who…