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heimbergecon.bsky.social
China now imports more key foodstuffs from Brazil than the US.
April 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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josephpolitano.bsky.social
China has been rapidly increasing their imports of semiconductor machinery from Japan & the Netherlands (home of ASML), meanwhile we're looking into a tariff on the stuff. Our trade policy is run by morons.
a graph of Dutch and Japanese exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China, which have risen dramatically over the last two years
April 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
"First, Trump is perfectly willing to destroy the economy as he awaits political favors. After all, it’s not him suffering the consequences of a cratering economy. Second, while Tim Cook can afford to pay him off, it’s the mom & pop shops that can’t petition the king for carveouts being sacrificed."
Trump's losing bet on tariffs
Trump claims that he wants to defeat China... and yet he just handed them a gift.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Lee Zeldin on Fox accuses the NYT of doing a "face plant" with their reporting about EPA plans to fire more than 1,000 scientists, then in the very next breath basically confirms their reporting
March 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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February 3 marked the 95th anniversary of the Vietnamese Communist Party's founding: vietnam.vnanet.vn/english/tin-...
Party, State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on CPV’s founding anniversary
Party, State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on CPV’s founding anniversary
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February 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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miketatarski.bsky.social
“‘We hope the United States will lift its embargo on Vietnam for some technologies,’ Chinh told the conference. ‘We are not fighting anyone, so why do you keep the embargo?’ Chinh said.” tuoitrenews.vn/news/politic...
Vietnam PM urges US to lift some high-tech export restrictions
The prime minister also said Vietnam wanted to develop satellite communications
tuoitrenews.vn
November 27, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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Today in 1968, President Lyndon Johnson’s national security adviser, Walt Rostow, warned him about FRACTURE JAW, a top secret operation authorized by General William Westmoreland to transport nuclear weapons to South Vietnam and prepare to use them to prevent a possible US defeat at Khe Sanh.
A color photograph of Walt Rostow sitting in a chair in front of an (unseen) table, gesturing with his left hand. A microphone on a short stand is visible in the foreground. Rostow wears eyeglasses, a dark jacket, dark tie, and a white shirt. Copy of part of the first page of a formerly TOP SECRET EYES ONLY memorandum from Rostow to the president dated Saturday February 10, 1968, 10:00 a.m.: "Mr. President: With respect to your questions this morning about the nuclear matter: 1. Attached herewith is the memorandum to General Wheeler from Bob Ginsburgh. As you see, he raised the matter on his own with respect to Dien Bien Phu and no relation to the White House or me. 2. In Admiral Sharp's response to General Wheeler's back channel message which followed, Adm. Sharp said that he and Westy had exchanged views several days previously on the need for some very closely-held planning about nuclear weapons should the situation around Khe Sanh warrant it and should the highest authority direct their use. He noted it was unlikely the situation at Khe Sanh would become so desperate to warrant such use, but felt military prudence alone required some such planning. 3. There are no nuclear weapons in South Vietnam. Presidential authority would be required to put them there. [REDACTED] Copy of part of a formerly TOP SECRET February 10, 1968, cable from General Westmoreland to Admiral Ulysses S. Grant Sharp Jr. (Command in Chief of the Pacific, CINCPAC) in Hawaii. The cable is on bright yellow paper: "REFERENCE CINCPAC 062250Z FEB 68 FRACTURE JAW COMUSMACV OPLAN FRACTURE JAW HAS BEEN APPROVED BY ME. PUBLICATION IS NOW IN PROGRESS AND PLAN WILL BE DISPATCHED BY ARMED FORCES COURIER SERVICE 11 FEB. ETA HONOLULU ARMED FORCES COURIER STATION 111200W FEB. A color photograph of President Lyndon Johnson standing and talking with General William Westmoreland in South Vietnam. Air Force One is standing directly behind them. Westmoreland is in his green army uniform. Johnson wears a tan jacket and shirt.
February 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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vietnamwar.bsky.social
OTD 1962: Operation Chopper marks America’s first combat mission in Vietnam.
Two H21 helicopters in a rice paddy in Vietnam
January 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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tmorman.bsky.social
Just discovered the Vietnam War Song Project, an amazingly rich and sharply curated resource. Lots of songs I'd never heard before. Here's the soul, gospel and funk playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis.... Lou Rawls' "The Politician" is chilling. (They're here, too: @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social)
Vietnam War - Soul, Gospel & Funk - YouTube
Vietnam War songs in the genres of soul, doo-wop, R&B, gospel, and funk records, most of which were released by African-Americans.
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November 24, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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Halong Bay with limestone cliffs and boats in the Gulf of Tonkin north of Hanoi in Halong Vietnam Asia
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January 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM