#trump china

[thingstrumperssay]

This is the result of Trump's tariffs, by the way. If they're expected to pay him to sell us a product, then they're either going to overcharge for that product or not sell us that product at all.

Before any MAGA idiots go "we'll just rely on our own sources!" We don't have any.

Well, the US has Germanium at least.

I mean, not a whole lot of it. Mines only exist in three states. And we use it in a lot of things, so those minerals are going to run out pretty fast. But at least

No, there's not enough of antimony either, and some states don't believe in recycling. (Like Tennessee.)

Well shit. I guess we're all fucked. I hope protest voters and MAGAts are happy!

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

[relaxedstyles]

[karadin]

While you were sleeping ...

Federal judge puts back funding to USAID

Federal judge demands US put back health related federal websites

Judge Tanya Chutkan investigating Elon Musk's ability to run DOGE

The Department of Energy blocks firings of hundreds of employees who work for a key agency maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile

Federal judge stops Trump from sending detainees to Cuba

Federal judge stops Trump from shutting down Consumer Protection Agency

DOGE now at CMS which covers Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace and are allied with Rachel Riley who worked at privatizing healthcare under Trump's first term.

Trump seeks to gut the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and privatize the nation's weather reports and news

Judge blocks DOGE from sensitive Treasury Dept payment system, system being studied and re-programmed after DOGE invasion. expected to finish in August 25.

DOGE database on DOGE site found compromised, anyone can open and edit

Hundreds of federal workers illegally 'fired' from FEMA, DHS, CIS, CPA, the Coast Guard, USCIS, DHS' Science and Technology Directorate, the VA, Education and the US Forestry Service as well as half of the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service, The Indian (Native American) Health Service. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Institutes for Health, HUD and NOAA.

There have been illegal mass firings of 'probationary' federal employees, those who have just taken on jobs up to those who have were hired 2 years ago.

After seven prosecutors quit refusing to give a Trump deal to NYC mayor, prosecutors put into room and all told they would be fired unless a prosecutor signed off on the deal - Eric Adams case has been dropped and as a result, Adams is allowing Trump immigration to invade NYC.

Trump signs order to block funding for schools that mandate Covid vaccines

Trump has already captured funds to house the homeless in NYC that were disbursed by FEMA

Elon Musk has charged the US gov 16 million to hack at government departments so far.

Elon Musk was granted a 400million deal to sell the US gov cybertrucks

Elon Musk is now going after NASA, despite being a contractor for NASA, Trump says Musk will 'police' his own conflicts of interest.

Trump inserts himself into 'negotiations' between Russia and Ukraine, siding with Russia and not guaranteeing that Ukraine will return to pre-war borders.

Apparently at negotiations, US handed President Zelenskyy a note (mafia style) seeking half of Ukraine's mineral rights, which Zelenskyy refused to acknowlege.

at Munich Security Conference VP Vance pushes the right-wing in Europe, shocking and angering NATO allies, changing US policy towards Putin and China. Trump now says there is no US intent to 'beat China'.

FAKE DOGE 'employees' appear in San Francisco city hall demanding access to state systems and data, leaving when confronted.

Trump makes himself head of the Kennedy Center for the Arts many staff resign and many artist pull out of sold-out shows.

[rejectingrepublicans]

So fancy even his showers are golden.

[the-fandom-crossroads]

As tiktok starts banning words based on pro left wing topics I feel like it's important to tell people this is not a new feature. Tiktok always had this code you just didn't notice it before. You know, the whole K1ll thing users do.

The no results found blacklist is standard code in all social apps in China. You can not have a chat feature without having a blacklist that blocks certain political words. That blacklist gets new words added to it by the Chinese Government and all apps update to ban the new words from search results. TikTok is the western version but it's code skeleton is from the Chinese version.

Remember the Winnie the Pooh is banned in China meme? It is because on Chinese Social media you cannot say Xi JinPing. But a picture comparing Barack Obama and Xi JinPing to a picture of Tigger and Winnie the Pooh started going around. So Chinese citizens critical about Xi JinPing started using the name Winnie the Pooh to mean Xi.

Winnie the Pooh was not banned in all of China you can still buy plushies and you won't like be arrested for owning it. But the characters that spell out Winnie the Pooh will show up with zero results found on social media sites.

Anyone playing on Rednote let me know if the ban is still in place. I'm actually curious since it's been a decade.

But yeah Tiktok either to kiss up to Trump or as part of the deal to get back online added a bunch of Leftist terms to their blacklist code. I am certain as the months go on new terms will be added.

At this point I do not recommend returning to TikTok if you found an alternative during the ban. It's about to be as right leaning as TruthSocial or Elon's side of Twitter. Anything critical of the now current administration will be silenced and removed from the platform.

[mysharona1987]

It is lovely that China and America can agree on one thing.

[unitedfrontvarietyhour]

"Get your hustle right. Learn the game tight. Ain't no spectatin'--you up in this fight. And, you know, pick a bigger weapon."

(Pt. 2)

[contemplatingoutlander]

Trump revives 19th-century imperialism. Make Russia great again!

Calling the U.S.-Canada border “artificial” is what Putin says about Russia and Ukraine.

"In the news conference, Trump proposed getting rid of the 'artificially drawn line' between Canada and the United States. Of course, that is precisely what President Vladimir Putin says about the line between Russia and Ukraine. Or President Xi Jinping about the division between China and Taiwan. This is a world that makes Russia and China great again." --Fareed Zakaria, The Washington Post (01.10.25)

This is gift 🎁 link, so there is no paywall. I recommend reading the entire article.

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Red dunce caps were made in China, too.

[saywhat-politics]

Canadian Stores Taking American Products Off Their Shelves

[tomorrowusa]

Musk may have torpedoed the original House bipartisan continuing resolution last week because it would have regulated his business dealings in China.

House Democrats Jim McGovern of Massachusetts and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut say their Republican colleagues in Congress caved to the demands of Elon Musk, sinking a bipartisan government funding bill that would have regulated U.S. investments in China. Congress passed a separate stopgap funding bill over the weekend, averting a government shutdown. In a series of posts on X, McGovern said more could have been accomplished. The scrapped provision “would have made it easier to keep cutting-edge AI and quantum computing tech — as well as jobs — in America,” he wrote. “But Elon had a problem.” Tesla, run by Musk, is the only foreign automaker to operate a factory in China without a local joint venture. Tesla also built a battery plant down the street from its Shanghai car factory this year, and aims to develop and sell self-driving vehicle technology in China. “His bottom line depends on staying in China’s good graces,” McGovern wrote about Musk. “He wants to build an AI data center there too — which could endanger U.S. security. He’s been bending over backwards to ingratiate himself with Chinese leaders.” SpaceX, Musk’s aerospace and defense contractor, has reportedly withheld its Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan at the request of Chinese and Russian leaders. Taiwan is a self-ruling democracy that Beijing claims as its territory. Taiwan’s status is one of the biggest flashpoints in U.S.-China relations.

There's an obvious conflict of interest here. Musk doesn't want to offend China because he's worried that it may hurt his bottom line.

Musk contributed $277 million to the Trump campaign and other Republican causes during the 2024 cycle, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Since the election in November, Musk has become a nearly constant presence at Trump’s side, including in meetings with foreign leaders. Trump appointed Musk to co-lead a group that’s not yet formed, but will be tasked with finding ways to cut regulations, personnel and budgets.

At least part of the reason Musk contributed heavily to Trump and other Republicans may be to get them to go soft on China for the sake of his business interests.

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

‘’Moreover, the economic decline caused by the tariff could increase the incentives for Mexican immigrants to cross the border illegally into the U.S. — directly contradicting another Trump administration priority.’’

That explains why my retirement account took a beating today.

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