Barackface: 24: Palestine

Thursday, July 24, 2025

24: Palestine

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Is the U.S. economy in a desperate time?
US intelligence warns of Russia's 'total mobilization' for 'large-scale war' The Kremlin is said to be planning a colossal investment of US$1.1 trillion (£813bn) over the next 11 years to revamp its military, as per Ukraine's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov........ Concurrently, the Kremlin is rallying all sectors of society to back its military buildup while a frustrated Trump makes a firm demand of Zelensky to 'go on an offensive' wth Russia in a key call. .......... "There is a total mobilization of politics, economy, and society of the Russian Federation to be ready for the upcoming large-scale war," he cautioned. It comes after

a terrifying map revealed the US regions where 75% of people will die in a nuclear World War 3.

......... Budanov contended that Putin's objective remains a fundamental reshaping of the global order to maximize Russian power. "Moscow's goal is to impose on countries its own vision of the future world order, where 'big' states, primarily the Russian Federation, have full power, a monopoly on all critical resources and decide the fate of the world in a closed circle," he expressed. ........ In 2024, Russia's military budget saw a 42% increase to US$462 billion, surpassing Europe's collective defense spending of US$457 billion .......... This year, the Kremlin plans to spend approximately 15.5 trillion roubles (£146billion), a real-terms increase of 3.4% over 2024 and equivalent to 7.2% of gross domestic product (GDP). ........ "The Kremlin can also easily escalate its existing hybrid war against the West including cyber attacks, information offensives, sabotage operations, and targeted assassinations."

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Vietnam Sees Trump Tariffs Cutting Up to a Third of US Exports Tariffs of 20% to 40% would slash export revenue by up to $37 billion, and hit the majority of Vietnam’s key industries, including electronics, machinery, garments, footwear and furniture

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Top 27 Economists Just Delivered a Brutal Reality Check on Trump's Emergency Tariffs—Here's What Every Investor Needs to Know

In a scathing rebuke that’s sending shockwaves through financial markets, 27 prominent economists have filed an amicus brief dismantling the economic foundation of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariff powers. Their message couldn’t be clearer: the administration’s justification for sweeping trade duties is built on economic quicksand.

.......... The economists’ filing in the ongoing federal court challenge systematically demolishes three core pillars of the Trump administration’s tariff strategy. First, they argue that trade deficits are neither “unusual nor extraordinary” nor constitute a genuine “threat” to U.S. national security. Second, they contend that tariffs won’t meaningfully reduce these deficits anyway. Third, and perhaps most damaging for investors, they warn that tariffs will trigger “massive budgetary, allocative, and distributive effects” across the economy. ........... tariffs function as a broad-based tax on American consumers and businesses. Even if current court challenges succeed, remaining tariffs would still cost the average household $950 of purchasing power in 2025 ......... the U.S. has run trade deficits “consistently over the past fifty years” and “in most countries in most years in recent decades.” This historical context undermines the administration’s claim that current deficits represent an unprecedented emergency requiring dramatic intervention........... tariff policies are addressing a non-problem with tools that create real economic distortions. The tariffs imposed on Canada, China, and Mexico in March alone were projected to add $4 billion in costs to Washington state imports from those countries. Scale that nationwide, and you’re looking at massive input cost increases across multiple sectors. ........... Companies face the prospect of sudden cost increases or relief depending on court decisions, making long-term planning nearly impossible. ........ The economists’ intervention signals that Trump’s tariff strategy faces not just legal challenges but fundamental economic critique from the profession’s leading voices. Their argument that tariffs create “massive” economic effects without meaningfully reducing trade deficits suggests investors should prepare for continued policy volatility and potential cost pressures across import-dependent sectors. ........... the ultimate resolution likely won’t come until the Supreme Court weighs in. Until then, expect continued market volatility as investors navigate this unprecedented intersection of emergency powers, trade policy, and economic reality.

Why China Won’t Stop the Fentanyl Trade The United States won’t be able to solve the fentanyl crisis without help from its greatest rival. China is the world’s largest supplier of the chemicals that drug smugglers use to produce the opioid, and the country’s regulators have proved that they can stem its spread on the black market—when they’re so inclined. But despite pressure from Washington, Chinese leaders have not done nearly as much as they could to crack down on the illicit-fentanyl trade. For Beijing, the opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year is a source of political leverage that it won’t easily give up. .............. Chinese officials still decry the opium crisis that foreign traders seeded two centuries ago. The country’s long memory informs the regime’s regulation of domestic drug dealing and use, which it polices and prosecutes severely. But Beijing denies its role in the drug trade beyond its borders. As a spokesperson for the foreign ministry said in May, “Fentanyl is the U.S.’s problem, not China’s.” ............ Then, in 2018, Trump imposed his first round of tariffs and threatened future ones, which probably influenced China’s decision the following year to restrict the production and export of fentanyl. The step effectively eradicated the import of Chinese-made fentanyl into the U.S., and showed that Beijing can suppress the illicit trade when it wants to. ......... After the restrictions were in place, however, China’s criminal networks switched to shipping out precursors—the chemicals needed to make the opioid—instead of finished fentanyl. They sell the precursors to Mexican cartels, which mix them and smuggle the resulting fentanyl into America. ............ Nancy Pelosi, then House speaker, visited Taiwan over Beijing’s objections in 2022, which led Chinese leaders to refuse even discussing fentanyl with Washington. The next year, Biden ramped up pressure by adding China to an official list of the world’s most egregious purveyors of illicit drugs. In an apparent effort to reduce tensions, Beijing resumed talks with Washington on the issue, and last year the regime imposed restrictions on some fentanyl precursors. These steps may have contributed to the decline in fentanyl deaths in America since 2023. ............ Beijing never received the benefits it had expected after previous cooperation, such as tariff relief, so it will likely demand concessions from Washington before provisioning any more help. ........... China’s intransigence has led some in Washington to suggest that Beijing might be trying to destabilize American society. “They could stop it if they wanted to,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in February. “You have to wonder in some cases, is this a deliberate thing, like are they flooding us with fentanyl?” ............ From one standpoint, China’s actions are easy to understand. Its leadership is behaving as many other rational state actors would—exploiting the power it possesses over a strategic competitor. But the grisly truth is that, in this case, China’s power derives from mass death.

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