Excellent reporting on a very difficult situation on the west coast of Africa.
Yippee Ki Yay, Motherfu*ker
Everything is “tremendous” with this guy. It’s the only superlative he knows.
But, yes, the people were indeed going a little bit YIPPIE!
The Seventies began with the Yippie message, “don’t trust the government.” Incredibly, the Eighties began with Ronald Reagan winning the presidency by co-opting the same message.
China didn’t rip off America, we ripped off China. American business wanted to take advantage of cheap Chinese labor. China turned that around to become the world’s leading exporter of manufactured goods. As a nation, we have no one to blame but ourselves.
Cash/Carry Economics
Neel Kashkary of the Minneapolis Fed discusses the present day craziness. I wonder if Trump told anybody he was going to pivot today, making it possible for them to buy shares on the cheap?
Trump Winks at the Market
Confusion and chaos, compliments of presidential chicanery. He seems to enjoy creating problems so he can take credit for fixing them.
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq soar as Trump announces ’90 day pause’ on tariffs for most countries, ups levies on China
Customs-ization
Three little turntable belts are we,
Arriving in New York from across the sea,
Waiting to be immigrants to America,
Stuck in customs limbo for all eternity.
Getting the Kinks In
Here is, for me, one of the best albums by Ray Davies and his brother Dave. Its Top 10 single “Lola” was noted more for the unauthorized reference to “Coca-Cola” than for its transgender namesake.
The lyric change to “cherry cola” later became the less frequently heard version.