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Eclectic replied to the thread Biden slaps tariffs on nonexistent Chinese EV imports.

The US provides a $7500 / vehicle subsidy in the form of a tax credit.

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Biden slaps tariffs on nonexistent Chinese EV imports

The Biden administration reportedly will slap a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports, except that no Chinese cars presently are offered for sale in the United...

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Eclectic replied to the thread Trump - "RFK Jr would be Worse than Biden", "RFK not AntiVaxxer".

Which will be the American version of Konstantin Chernenko? "Historian John Lewis Gaddis described him as "an enfeebled geriatric so zombie-like as to be beyond assessing...

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The Unaccountability Machine — why do big systems make bad decisions?

https://www.ft.com/content/0bb1b48f-b85a-4596-a0da-ac819bc69647 Waiting to board a flight recently, I witnessed a stark example of a phenomenon at the heart of The...

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Eclectic replied to the thread Carville: "It's going the wrong way. It's not working.".

If you are in a deep red or deep blue state, your vote doesn't affect the electoral college outcome. So vote third party, any third party. Don't let either Trump or Biden get...

Eclectic replied to the thread Carville: "It's going the wrong way. It's not working.".

Give James a break; he's married to Mary Matalin, after all. Oddly enough, their two daughters seem to have turned out OK.

Eclectic replied to the thread Actual Collusion? Missouri AG Accuses Biden DOJ Of Coordinating With Trump Prosecutors.

The various prosecutions are far too slow, disjoint, and disorganized to have been coordinated by anybody. They should have been tried a year ago.

Eclectic replied to the thread FBI Confirms It’s Restarting Online Censorship Efforts Ahead Of 2024 Election.

Yes, especially the UK, France, Germany, Japan, Israel, Canada, etc.

Eclectic replied to the thread Russia’s killer Lancet drone runs on American AI.

He is flying an MQ-9 Reaper high altitude drone over Afghanistan and other countries from the US. These battlefield FPV drones are small, limited range drones. The operators...

Eclectic replied to the thread Russia’s killer Lancet drone runs on American AI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Kill

Eclectic replied to the thread Russia’s killer Lancet drone runs on American AI.

If bought from the MIC for a fancy price, they would be known as cruise missiles or loitering munitions depending on size. Apparently the preferred attack is to fly up from...

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Russia’s killer Lancet drone runs on American AI

When the Ukrainians have taken apart Russian weapons, they have found them stuffed with Western electronics, mainly American. This applies to Russia’s highly successful...

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Eclectic replied to the thread Tell Me True . . ..

Besides which, Christians have tended to believe that the Jews killed Jesus.

Eclectic replied to the thread Tell Me True . . ..

It seems that contemporary Jews are primarily descendants of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and part of Levi which made up the Kingdom of Judea. The other descendants of Jacob...

Eclectic replied to the thread Tell Me True . . ..

Just google the history of antisemitism. There is lots of material online. You could also start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_antisemitism The root of their...

Eclectic replied to the thread Speaker Mike Johnson booed at Columbia University as he calls for president to quit unless pro-Pales.

Usually a Speaker will be reelected because they can bring the "bacon" home to their voters. However, Johnson is a particularly weak Speaker in a precarious position, so...

Eclectic replied to the thread Speaker Mike Johnson booed at Columbia University as he calls for president to quit unless pro-Pales.

I thought I was attacking Mike Johnson for being tone deaf with respect to student attitudes, as well as involving himself in a situation that is not within the scope of the...

Eclectic replied to the thread Breaking: True Unemployment Rate Is At 24.2%.

Any stay-at-home housespouse is unemployed by this definition, even if they have a low-paying job on the side.

Eclectic replied to the thread Elon Musk Warns ‘The Entire Left’ Will Soon Be Anti-Semitic.

The Professor Protesting Columbia’s Own Students Shai Davidai, a self-described “lefty Israeli,” made himself the face of the campus-protest backlash....

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China's next defense buildup: mandatory military training for students

BEIJING -- China wants to promote awareness of national defense in children as young as elementary school under proposed legislation that would require military training at...

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Eclectic replied to the thread If you look at the # of retaliation deaths from pearl harbor & 9-11,.

Ostensibly the objective of Israeli military action is to destroy Hamas so that they will not be able to attack Israelis in the future. In other words, it is justified as a...

Eclectic replied to the thread Is Trump regarded as an intelligent man?.

Not intelligent. But shrewd. "Shrewd - having or showing astute or sharp judgment in practical matters, sometimes at the cost of moral compromise:"...

Eclectic replied to the thread Israel’s war on Gaza live: Hamas says it accepts ceasefire deal proposal.

Israel claims that Hamas agreed to a modified Egypt Qatar proposal that they had not agreed to. There is no agreement.

Eclectic replied to the thread What kind of punishment should the college protesters receive?.

I believe that most courts have existing sentencing guidelines for the various offenses.

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China’s floating nuke plants up South China Sea ante

China’s controversial plans to deploy floating nuclear reactors in the South China Sea could recalibrate the region’s power dynamics while sparking dangerous new tensions with...

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