Traveler Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 It looks like there is a deal with Mexico to gain better control of our border with them. I am especially excited to hear that the USA is going to end illegal military grade arms flowing into Mexico. Without drugs and human trafficking (modern terms for slavery) the cartels will be at risk for survival. One other hole in this border with Mexico is stolen black market petroleum coming to the USA to petroleum companies through black market deals controlled by the cartels. I believe there is a possibility that Mexico will benefit more from Trump’s deals than the USA. I also think that there is something rotten in the DC swamp protecting the cartel control of our southern border. I doubt this will all go silently into the night. I wonder if the politicians that support the cartel are being uncovered. Canada, on the other hand, does not seem to understand what is going on nor what is actually at stake. As of now, it would seem that the Canadians are hating Trump but as things move forward – there may be big changes coming to Canada. China is an enigma to me. I am guessing that China will pull back and sit this one out – waiting for a political change in the USA. But if Trump’s AI push happens – China will lose the AI initiative. I believe the big question will come down to who want on board the Trump train verses those intent on stopping it. To what extent will opposition to the Trump train go to stop it (both at home and abroad)? The Traveler Backroads and NeuroTypical 2 Quote
Carborendum Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 All the stuff happening recently makes me think that (even though it has been debunked, AFAIK) the full-text White Horse Prophecy is rearing its ugly head. We have basically funded Ukraine's war for years. The old and new equipment has been expertly applied by Ukraine to nearly destroy the Russan military. Recently, some injured Russian soldiers were sent back to the front lines to fight on crutches! That's messed up! Now Moscow itself has been hit with drones that can go 1000+ miles from the controller. China has a huge military that as virtually never been tested -- not against a strong power. And our assessment of their equipment and military is that even with its great numbers, it is not really a threat to the US. We're about to head into WWIII and Trump is not keen on the UN. NATO is weakening its internal diplomatic ties. And Trump is now cutting off USAID. All nations who have been friendly to us may no longer be an ally. We may very well be taking on the entire world. If we don't go nuclear, we can win if we have a completely defensive war. We have about a 1 in 3 chance of winning if we are on offense. If we go nuclear, it will be a game of chicken. And we all lose. The White Horse Prophecy says that all the nations of the world will come to attack the US because of its wealth/resources. The thing that the world doesn't get is that we don't really have a corner market on all the world's resources. We have more of some things, less of others, just like any nation. But the ability to make use of those resources and the people who can figure out how best to economize the allocation and use of those resources is what they are missing. And that makes them jealous. Now that the biggest threat to that efficiency (government overreach) is being hacked away, our nation is looking at the possibility of unparalleled growth like we've never seen. That sets the stage for the world's envy of US prosperity to get dialed up to a Spinal Tap 11. They simply cannot accept that disparity in quality of living. Whether that prophecy is true or not, current events seem to be lining up to tee that off. I like a lot of what Trump is doing. But everything needs to be done with such surgical precision that I don't know if this bulldozer President can pull it off without throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Delicate times. Backroads 1 Quote
Carborendum Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 A while back I had made a post about Trump's tactics with foreign countries (primarily about tariffs). People called it bluffing. I didn't really believe that. I believed that he knew it wasn't the optimal condition. And he'd rather not do it. But he was perfectly willing to follow through with the threats. Today, I came across this quote: Quote As of Monday, President Trump was sending some strong signals. He said, “Listen, I like tariffs. Tariffs are going out.” When you’re playing chicken, you put a brick on the accelerator and say, “Listen, I’m perfectly happy to go off this cliff. Let’s do this thing, man. Let’s make it happen.” Trump talks up tariffs as a way of saying, “Listen, I don’t mind, we’ll do it. You think we won’t do it? We will 100% do it. It’s not a bluff. I’m happy. I’d rather do it.” And then, when he gets what he wants, he can back off the tariffs. It's true... Quote
mirkwood Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 21 hours ago, Carborendum said: All the stuff happening recently makes me think that (even though it has been debunked, AFAIK) the full-text White Horse Prophecy is rearing its ugly head. The ridiculous story about the "red horse," and "the black horse," and "the white horse," and a lot of trash that has been circulated about and printed and sent around as a great revelation given by the Prophet Joseph Smith, is a matter that was gotten up, I understand, some ten years after the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith, by two of our brethren who put together some broken sentences from the Prophet that they may have-heard him utter from time to time, and formulated this so called revelation out of it, and it was never spoken by the prophet in the manner in which they have put it forth. It is simply false: that is all there is to it. (Joseph F. Smith, Conference Report, October 1918, p.58.) NeuroTypical, Traveler, zil2 and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Ironhold Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 2 hours ago, Carborendum said: A while back I had made a post about Trump's tactics with foreign countries (primarily about tariffs). People called it bluffing. I didn't really believe that. I believed that he knew it wasn't the optimal condition. And he'd rather not do it. But he was perfectly willing to follow through with the threats. Today, I came across this quote: It's true... Thanks to social media, I know a number of people who live in Canada. Several of them have told me that they're not keen on Trudeau, and feel that his tenure has brought failure and shame on the country. They actually see this tariff fight as potentially being a good thing in the long run if it does in fact force Trudeau to resign. LDSGator, Carborendum and NeuroTypical 3 Quote
LDSGator Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 10 minutes ago, Ironhold said: They actually see this tariff fight as potentially being a good thing in the long run if it does in fact force Trudeau to resign. https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/canada-justin-trudeau-resignation-01-06-25/index.html He already announced he’s going to step down. If he doesn’t, his party is going to get trounced in the next election. Quote
Carborendum Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 (edited) Democrats Panic After Their Horrifying Money Laundering Scheme Was Revealed Summary: USAID has been exposed as a slush fund for international manipulation. It was never for the purpose of "helping the impoverished people" of foreign nations that may or may not be allies. What's worse is that the funds weren't going where Congress approved it to go. It didn't even go where USAID said it was going. It was just an endless piggy bank for the people in USAID to spend on whatever they wanted, with impunity. A program of the government that most people didn't even know existed until Musk said it was just a ball of worms is now being heavily defended by Democrats all over. Quote Schumer is panicking: "If DOGE can shut down USAID, next it might be the IRS or intelligence agencies" --- As far as I can tell, Chuck Schumer meant for this soundbite to seem menacing. He meant for Americans to tremble in fear at the possibility that the IRS might cease to exist. One day, Schumer warned, you may be able to go about your life without worrying about whether the IRS will suspend all of your constitutional rights under the guise of an “audit,” in an attempt to squeeze just a little more money out of you so that the federal government can waste it on gay plays in Peru. Can you even comprehend the horror? Shutting it down will be a $40B savings per year. One down, 99 to go. Edited February 4 by Carborendum NeuroTypical and zil2 2 Quote
LDSGator Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 https://www.yahoo.com/news/french-canadian-newspaper-cover-trump-193418460.html Well, the Canadians at least can’t hate us anymore than they already do. Quote
JohnsonJones Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 On 2/4/2025 at 9:13 AM, Carborendum said: A while back I had made a post about Trump's tactics with foreign countries (primarily about tariffs). People called it bluffing. I didn't really believe that. I believed that he knew it wasn't the optimal condition. And he'd rather not do it. But he was perfectly willing to follow through with the threats. Today, I came across this quote: It's true... We are also upsetting some of our closest allies, which is never a smart idea. Russia loves it, China loves that we are doing this, so does North Korea. Tariffs can be useful, but we shouldn't be upsetting our allies while doing it (along with other threats, like telling Denmark that they should give us Greenland). Also, anyone who thinks other countries will pay the Tariff are kidding themselves. Tariffs are paid on items coming into the country, and thus are paid for by those who buy those items in that country. LDSGator and askandanswer 2 Quote
Traveler Posted February 6 Author Report Posted February 6 I am not sure about such reports of upsetting our allies. I am hearing reports that the entire world is has hope for changes. Especially in that USAID if funding. I am hearing that very few like the intrusive manner USAID is spent contrary to county’s culture and traditions. I also have insights inside of Mexico. That our border needs to be fixed but there is more than just what is flowing into the USA – many in Mexico are concerned with how the cartels are financed and armed. They claim that the US government and media focuses on just one side of the border problem. That they suffer for more than us because of our border policies. This make me wonder if the cartels have as much influence in USA politics and procedures as they do in Mexico. What concerns me more than anything is that the Democrats in the USA are so united and fixed on stopping the opening up of transparency in all our governments and NGO processes. @JohnsonJones – I would be specifically interested in what governments are upset with Trump’s initiatives. And is such governments are deeply imbedded in LGBTQ+ and against traditional families. The Traveler Quote
Carborendum Posted February 12 Report Posted February 12 Canada is complaining about our aluminum & iron tariff. Their proposed retaliation is to stop buying Teslas and American dairy products. I think they're going to lose that war. Their dairy purchases are barely over 1% of the US dairy market. We don't care. With their zero-emissions policy ramping up next year, the citizenry will revolt if they can't have Teslas. Do they think these things through before threatening? mirkwood 1 Quote
Ironhold Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 17 hours ago, Carborendum said: Canada is complaining about our aluminum & iron tariff. Their proposed retaliation is to stop buying Teslas and American dairy products. I think they're going to lose that war. Their dairy purchases are barely over 1% of the US dairy market. We don't care. With their zero-emissions policy ramping up next year, the citizenry will revolt if they can't have Teslas. Do they think these things through before threatening? As I think I've noted before, I know several individuals from Canada via social media. Most of them agree that Trudeau has been a national embarrassment at best and a blight on the nation at worst. Some of them were even wanting to see him before The Hague in response to how he and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police handled the truck drivers' protests a few years ago. They're all in favor of the tariffs if they mean he's gone, but they fear that he'll use some behind-the-scenes ploy to keep his policies alive long after he's gone. NeuroTypical 1 Quote
Carborendum Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 16 minutes ago, Ironhold said: As I think I've noted before, I know several individuals from Canada via social media. Most of them agree that Trudeau has been a national embarrassment at best and a blight on the nation at worst. Some of them were even wanting to see him before The Hague in response to how he and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police handled the truck drivers' protests a few years ago. They're all in favor of the tariffs if they mean he's gone, but they fear that he'll use some behind-the-scenes ploy to keep his policies alive long after he's gone. This wasn't Trudeau. It was Chrystia Freeland. And I've just read about this news release from the Dept of Finance . Quote
Carborendum Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 No one saw this coming. Egypt reportedly will release details on plan to rebuild Gaza with no mention of US cooperation | Fox News Quote For the Arab world, recognizing that Trump actually means what he says in terms of Gaza means the necessity of coming up with an alternative to push forward. -- Middle East security expert H.A. Hellyer Quote These governments are most certainly scrambling to respond to a president who outlined a pretty clear vision and a determination to make it happen. I’d expect their first round of responses to be wholly unserious, hoping they can put lipstick on a pig and make Trump go away. But this president doesn’t fall for those old tricks. -- Richard Goldberg, senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former National Security Council official during the first Trump administration 4d chess, indeed! NeuroTypical 1 Quote
NeuroTypical Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 Daaaaaaaang. I think now I get all his just casual mentions about how the US was just going to stroll in and take over and "run Gaza" and turn it into another French Rivera. Build big, beautiful American-type buildings and make it a diamond next to the ocean. Conjuring images of massive gold Trump towers. He was never talking to me, or America, or our allies. He was speaking directly to the leaders of the Arab nations. Basically forcing them to resist with their own proposal. Carborendum and mirkwood 2 Quote
mirkwood Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 10 hours ago, NeuroTypical said: Daaaaaaaang. I think now I get all his just casual mentions about how the US was just going to stroll in and take over and "run Gaza" and turn it into another French Rivera. Build big, beautiful American-type buildings and make it a diamond next to the ocean. Conjuring images of massive gold Trump towers. He was never talking to me, or America, or our allies. He was speaking directly to the leaders of the Arab nations. Basically forcing them to resist with their own proposal. Trump is far more savvy then many (mostly the left) want to admit. NeuroTypical 1 Quote
Carborendum Posted March 12 Report Posted March 12 (edited) So, apparently, the party in Greenland that was most in favor of becoming a US territory has won the leadership of their Parliament. In fact, two parties that are in favor, won over 54% of the vote. There are still some more hurdles to get over. But this is getting close to a reality. Greenland party that wants slow approach to independence wins election A third & fourth parties which hold 36% seems to want their cake and eat it too. But they seem to think US acquisition should be considered. I sure hope someone tells them that to have US Territorial status is having their cake and eat it too. They'll have the full protection of the US Military while not having to pay income tax. They will have great autonomy as far as self-governance. And with all their mineral reserves, they could make bank and still feel free to travel all 50 states as US nationals. It really is a win-win. I just don't think they are aware of it. The only downside is that they really have no hope of ever becoming a state. And that presents some problems if they have to butt heads with a hostile White House and/or Congress. Edited March 12 by Carborendum Quote
Traveler Posted March 13 Author Report Posted March 13 23 hours ago, Carborendum said: ... The only downside is that they really have no hope of ever becoming a state. .... Why is that? The Traveler Quote
Carborendum Posted March 13 Report Posted March 13 44 minutes ago, Traveler said: Why is that? The Traveler Their population is way too small Their fertility rate is below replacement. Immigration (even after becoming a US territory) will remain low for a variety of reasons. Quote
Traveler Posted March 13 Author Report Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Carborendum said: Their population is way too small Their fertility rate is below replacement. Immigration (even after becoming a US territory) will remain low for a variety of reasons. Are these legal restrictions? The Traveler Quote
Phoenix_person Posted March 13 Report Posted March 13 23 minutes ago, Traveler said: Are these legal restrictions? The Traveler Would you want to give two senators to a state with half the population of Green Bay, Wisconsin? Quote
LDSGator Posted March 14 Report Posted March 14 49 minutes ago, Phoenix_person said: Would you want to give two senators to a state with half the population of Green Bay, Wisconsin? Especially one that leans heavily left. I don’t get it. Phoenix_person 1 Quote
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