Meanwhile, at the State Department.
> The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/18/nx-s1-5357511/state-department-human-rights-report-cuts
There might be a theme here. . .
> Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads
Gringos might not manufacture much to export as they used to, but exporting #bigotry, discrimination, #racism #Christofascists and other #fuckery is basically America at its best. Go USA!
#books #reading #libraries #censorship #BanndBooks #AmericanEmpire
> Can Trump legally deport US citizens to El Salvador prisons? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/16/can-trump-legally-deport-us-citizens-to-el-salvador-prisons
In theory, no. In practice, as I keep asking and no one can answer satisfactorily, who the fuck is going to stop him? You can talk all the legalese you want, but if it does not have power may as well wipe your ass with it, which he is doing pretty much.
> Who has more leverage in the US-China trade war? https://abcnews.go.com/Business/country-leverage-us-china-trade-war-experts-weigh/story?id=120713403
Short term, could be even, US may have slight edge. But long term, the Chinese will adapt, find other trading options, and then there are all those US securities they hold that they could cash anytime.
But I am not a pundit nor play one on TV.
#ThingsIDoNotNeedCartomancyFor #BadEconomy #China #AmericanEmpire
> Oligarchy Has Arrived in America. Will We Confront It? https://inequality.org/article/oligarchy-has-arrived-in-america-will-we-confront-it/
Correction: Oligarchy HAS been, is, and will always be in America. Where the hell you guys been? There, fixed that for ya. Will gringos confront it? Not as long as they see themselves as millionaires in the waiting.
#BadEconomy #ThisIsAmerica #AmericanEmpire #FollowTheMoney #corruption #PartyOfStupid #RepublicanLite
> Tourists are ditching America — and it's set to cost the economy billions https://qz.com/u-s-travel-decline-could-cost-billions-1851776218
Thus the #AmericanEmpire does #FAFO. Anyhow, #StayHome #StaySafe or if traveling go anywhere safer than the US.
> China Mocks US Trains With Embassy Meme Post https://www.newsweek.com/china-embassy-mocks-us-trains-rail-2059845
Chinese Troll-Fu is strong.
> At China's largest trade fair, exporters say US markets are 'frozen'
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-largest-trade-fair-exporters-say-us-markets-are-frozen-2025-04-15/
Meanwhile, in the #BadEconomy. FTA: "Many exporters said they have been either diversifying their production bases outside China, or the markets they sell to, away from the United States."
It may take time, but once they diversify...
Now, boys and girls, this is what we call #GunboatDiplomacy.
> Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/us-news/another-us-aircraft-carrier-in-mideast-waters-ahead-of-second-round-of-iran-us-nuclear-talks/
In other #news besides the shit show that is the #AmericanEmpire
> World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/04/1162231
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