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It absolutely does. What else are they then? Go fast boats in the middle of the night with no lights on are not asylum seekers or fishermen.

They say absolutely nothing about drugs.

We can only ‘believe’ what we see/read, but it’s the satellite images plus the type of boats used, the size and speed say a lot.

Game day! And no clue what to expect! would love width. Topi on the right, bilalovic on the left, not that they are great, just our best options for width and pace. Really wish we’d can the inverted approach. Sounds like Cameron may play, him at 10 should he start, behind nisbet/lazetic. I don’t see Cameron taking clarkson’s spot, it may be Clarkson and shinnie behind him. We’re clearly flawed in central midfield, no option is great, but I do feel Shinnie has to start for drive/influence/leadership. I don’t think either 9 is great and while I think lazetic is the better player, nisbet is prob the better team player. 3-1 us, nisbet shinnie clarkson

How do you know they’re drug boats?

I totally hear you on the last point. I honestly dont have an issue blowing up Venezuelan drug boats and overthrowing a drug cartel. Thats less drugs here, and less drugs going to the UK. Think that benefits us all. I also think it’s not so much about US access to oil or minerals, but preventing them going to Russia and china. I thinks it’s just as much if not more that than simply the US wanting more. Squeezing them has its concerns. Greenland is directly between Russia and the US. US has military interests there that not only protect against missile detection/interception, but also protects Europe. a defensive move in my opinion to protect more than just the US. Im not 100% certain but I read that with the arctic melting you could see about 40% of world trade using the waters around Greenland. Russia has significantly increased shipping and military in those areas and US is trying to prevent being limitled/cut off and improve access for the US and allies. Just what I read!

I’m not taking this as an attack, just commenting that there’s more to tariffs in play in my opinion. I’m simply pointing out that while the tariffs affect the cost of goods, there are other factors that mean the economy here is changing. It’s not simply that it becomes more expensive because of tariffs, other factors make it more affordable which means the tariff changes aren’t impacting us the way some may seem to make out. the tariffs have also resulted in jobs and industry moving back here which brings more jobs and money into our economy. we’re not in a deflationary period, but inflation was at around 9% at one point, we’re now mid 2s. Increasing costs have certainly slowed while new laws/benefits are in place that I believe more than compensate for the tariffs. i know I see things differently and I tend to avoid this thread now as Ive had personal attacks when I comment on my personal experience here, but I hear some truths, many partial truths posted, or flat out incorrect points and that’s hard to take at times. Tariffs are one that have been used to improve us economy, but they have had a very negative spin in the media, and can obviously negatively affect other countries (but that’s not what I am discussing.)

Wow, that really was flashback Saturday. Roos making an absolute ricket of a high ball and Del bottling a big cup tie. Lovely to see the diets out & the resulting seethe from the most deluded fanbase out there. Love the ones trying to deflect by saying we’re in a relegation battle. Not so chirpy when I point out that at age 54 I’ve actually seen the “third biggest team in Scotland” get relegated 5 times…

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Did wake early this morning and consider jumping on the train up but after a coffee came to my senses. Assuming Cameron will start which probably means Clarkson dropping out. Would like to see us ditch the inverted wingers but cannot see Leven/Pfannenstiel doing that. If we are sticking with that system I would like to see Keskinen and Nisbet replace Milanovic and Lazetic although I do think we need pick a striker and run with him as the constant chopping and changing is not allowing either player to develop a run of form. Would expect Lobban to come back in at right back to allow Devlin to rest.

I’m not attacking your politics but in terms of economics some of this simply don’t make sense. Tariffs increase the price of imported goods . They don’t reduce the price of competing domestic goods. So gas prices can’t come down because of tariffs. They could come down because of an increase in domestic or international supply - e.g. opening up new oil fields or seizing Venezuelan oil or just a dip in prices because OPEC open the taps. Either way, not tariff related. Equally inflation can’t lead to more money in the hands of the consumer. Tax breaks obviously can, but then you need to identify which consumers benefit as it’s pretty hard to give all consumers a tax break that lands equally across different income deciles. And if you did it would stoke inflation. If inflation is up, costs of goods overall can’t be down. You do say “many goods” but they must be a minority. By definition inflation at any level means prices are rising. Lower inflation just means at a slower rate than before. All of which is not to say that you necessarily want 0 inflation, but central banks generally aim for below 2%. As I said, not questioning your politics, but it’s important to separate out the different factors at play. Trump is clearly targeting sources of raw materials overseas. Rare earth minerals in Ukraine, oil in Venezuela, not sure precisely what in Greenland. American consumers will benefit from that. The question you have to ask is at what price for the rest of the world?

The permanently sweaty oddball Peter Theil, grew up in a town in Namibia where they all spoke German & glorified Nazis Im sure that’s a coincidence though

I don't have to look at any bigger picture to see the effects of tariffs, which is what the poster is talking about. None of the points you make have anything to do with tariffs, or what @Jupiter originally stated. He said: Which is correct. You've taken that post as some sort of attack on the performance of the US economy, and responded to an entirely different point. You've then questioned where people get their news from, as if he (or me) was wrong. Why is it important for some? Probably, because Trump is using tariffs to bypass US democracy, from your perspective, and he's using them as a tool to bully other humans in the world rather than negotiate in good faith from the perspective of elsewhere. Including for the purposes of annexing a NATO ally. If I was in Yankee Doodle land, and cared about Nations and governments, I wouldn't be remotely concerned whether they made me money or not (they don't), I'd be disgusted by those two glaring points. I'm not in yankland, nor do I care about Nations and their governments, so I don't care in the slightest. I do prefer to see accuracy in a discussion though, and the etiquette of staying on point. Otherwise how does anyone know anything?

From Glasner’s post game comments about team being abandoned cannot see him being in charge for their next game. With English press reporting serial manager sackers Spurs considering Thomas Franks position can see there being a few changes shortly.

Hitler got the German economy going again too. He put money into the pockets of the people and pride back into a nation. They also liked to threaten nations and take control of them. There are certainly parallels between 1930s Germany and Trumps America. There are also quite a few, really scary fuckers behind Trump, who I am quite sure are influenced by Nazi ideology.

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Aye its not a great vibe going into this game,hopefully not too toxic by k/o. Had a quick look on the Hat yesterday,full meltdown mode unsurprisingly Any shitty win will do Dons. COYR

Adele - Rolling in the Deep

A few things to note on this day. Peter Weir was born on this day in 1958. Willem Van Der Ark signed for us back in 1989. Scored on his debut against Motherwell too. My first Boss, back in 1989, was a big dandy and he hated the Ark. I used to rave about him all the time, just to wind him up and one day he threatened to sack me. I think he was joking, but he never spoke to me the rest of the week. Tough going, considering there was only four of us in total. Best of all though, was beating Septic on this day in 2009. Zander Diamond scoring a brace, to send us dandies loopy, our third coming just minutes after McDonald had equalised for Celtic. Then a fourth sealed the deal. We were shouting for five. Gary McDonald and Stuart Duff, had gave us a 2-1 half time lead. I bounced all the way back home to Torry, after that game.

Game day. There should really be a great deal of excitement about todays game, as our first game defending the cup. Our form has certainly put people off and the signing of Cameron, really hasn't helped much. We just have to get through today. I'd like us to at least give a shit about defending the trophy. I won't be booing Cameron. I think I'll just close my eyes when he is on the ball. A sort of silent protest. COYR

We just mainly hear about their gestapo shooting Americans in the face, the child sex trafficking and fascist stuff but that’s good news about property taxes

It was 2.7 in December. But you are correct, we’ve been at 2.4 twice since Oct 2024 I think. I understand inflation, but if you are talking tariffs you have to look at the bigger picture. Unemployment is slightly down, wages are up. Gas prices are significant down. People have more money. You’re seeing business and investment coming into the US. It doesn’t change over night, but you’re seeing an improving economy. I think our economy will only strengthen in the next few years as a result of the influx of new investment and business interests from trumps changes, including the tariffs. While inflation increases prices, there is more money in the hands of the consumer. Add in there the big beautiful bill and tax changes, i was able to deduct up to 10k in property taxes, mortgage interest, that has been increased to 40k i believe. That’s a big deal to me and now I’m deducting 20-30k. Throw in the waste fraud and abuse and the funds recovered from that, I believe I’ll be receiving somewhere between $4000-$8000 this year in tariff stimulus/dividend checks. Pretty sure they’ll come out mid late summer prior to the mid terms, obviously strategic. General costs of many everyday good are down, but what is mainly hurting the economy is housing prices and mortgage rates. Rates are coming down but not nearly where they were pre COVID. there’s a lot of positives helping people have more money. What’s interesting here in Florida this year and voting in November, is that you may well see property taxes significantly reduced or even eliminated for permanent Florida residents, saving someone like me approx $8000 annually. said it may times here before, not sure what news you hear back home from here, but there are good things going on helping people right now.

Oh I don’t know. Some of the most bigoted cunts I have ever met were Hearts fans. Ones we had on train back from last home game were real cunts.

Retard said Queens Park rejected offer from French second division side already. Only seen him play once against Linlithgow in cup and he did score but don’t think he stood out as a player that could play at a higher level.

I don't really care, but I think that isn't correct. I don't even think 2.7% is the lowest since Trump got into office. However, inflation doesn't necessarily tie in with tariffs anyway. That would be dependent on the items in the basket of goods being imported from a tariffed country. It is entirely correct that tariffs are paid by the US consumer. The offset to that is not the trillions brought in by foreign trade, obviously. It would be the money spent within the US (US consumers buying US made goods) that was previously spent on imports. If I am in the US buying timber from France and it suddenly gets a 25% tariff, then I buy from the usually more expensive US supplier for example. France doesn't suddenly buy US timber too, because the price of French timber for French people doesn't incur the tariff. The direct effect of the tariff is a cost to the US consumer, the offset being a potential increase in tax take from the resulting sale in the US. Does that make sense (genuine question, I'm going through the logic in my own head!)?