Trump just posted this racist image on his social media. There was some faux outrage by Republicans, but no one saying they would resign unless there was a public apology. The simple fact is that Trump has a history of racism: not renting apartments to black people; the “birther” conspiracy; and, “shit-hole” country comments. Despite…
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Can you trust a carnival barker?
Government negotiations where one side is a carnival barker who shouts to the media while on the way to helicopter and golf match, or by ranting on social media? The US is run by a carnival barker who negotiated the “best” trade deal ever with Canada and Mexico, and then reneges on it because it…
TACO trading
Trump Always Chickens Out (“TACO”) trade has been getting a lot of press. The trade is on the basis that whatever Trump does which is negative, won’t matter because the US will bounce back. This is probably the stupidest thing I’ve heard. The fact that people let Trump do stupid stuff makes the US a…
Meta/Facebook/WhatsApp/Insta… can you risk it?
Questions have arisen about seemingly random foreigners being stopped at US airports and asked to hand over their phones, tablets and computers, and are then found to have found anti-Trump comments. Could be conspiracy theories, but people are saying that Meta (the owner of the ubiquitous applications are letting the US government trawl through their…
No to Brooks, yes to ASICS shoes
I’ve owned many pairs of Brooks Adrenaline GTS runners, but it time to move on. ASICS have an equivalent alternative so no need to sacrifice to boycott US products.
Which US car is better than its foreign rivals?
Although a lot of people dream of owning a F150, they aren’t the best vehicle of their class. Also, apart from Canadians very few are sold outside the US because they are impractical. Even in Australia, a land of wide open spaces, they aren’t practical. Ditch the Ford and GM products and buy the Japanese…