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“China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion”

Why am I surprised about this? I thought they were struggling economically.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/b...
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Fun fact about Ray Bradbury.

Q: How much did it cost him to write Fahrenheit 451?

$9.80.

He wrote the first draft on a coin-operated typewriter at his local public library. $0.10 per half-hour. Pretty good ROI.
January 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#woodworking project from a couple years back. Laminated cherry top on a floating base.
December 11, 2024 at 10:08 PM
I would love to see @scottgalloway.bsky.social and Ed take on @rahmemanuel.bsky.social for a NYC vs Chicago smackdown on US politics past, present, and future. You’re a trio of raging moderates with some interesting differences of opinion, and I’d love to hear you get into it.
December 4, 2024 at 6:28 AM
Reposted by JB
Biden needs to hedge against Saudi/Russian oil price fuckery

https://www.slowboring.com/p/its-time-for-joe-biden-to-buy-some
It's time for Joe Biden to buy some oil
The case for refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
www.slowboring.com
May 11, 2023 at 11:06 AM