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China banned crypto trading and mining going back in 2021. I don’t see any legit reporting about a “breaking” update

Not trying to be flippant, but wasn’t “anti-Netanyahu, pro-Israel” already the centrist position?

"China has approved 183 new Brazilian coffee companies to export products to the Chinese market ... The measure, a boon to local exporters after the United States government's announcement of steep tariffs on Brazilian coffee and other products, took effect on July 30."

Niemöller was asked by his concentration camp cellmate why he had ever supported Hitler and the Nazis. Reportedly, this is what he had to say for himself:

yes - but same goes for all identities in modernity

This is great

A graph of manufacturing growth broken down by subsector

America has lost 116k manufacturing jobs over the last year—that's the fastest pace of job loss since the early COVID era and worse than any period from 2011-2019.

Big drops in the transportation (-49k) & electronics (-32k) industries drive most of the decline

“when there are fewer immigrant roofers and framers to build the basic structure of homes, there will be less work available for U.S.-born electricians and plumbers”

A fixed bladed article with a blade between 14-24 inches (the length of the blade being the straight-line distance from the top of the handle to the tip of the blade) with: (i) A single straight cutting edge; and; (ii) A tanto style point - by tanto style point, we mean a point which is created by the main cutting-edge changing direction in a short (relative to the overall length of the blade) straight line, with an angle (between the primary long cutting edge and secondary short cutting edge at the tip) greater than 90 degrees and continuing up to form a point of less than 90 degree, where the secondary short cutting edge meets the spine. The secondary short cutting edge should not deviate in length more than 5% more or less than the width of the blade immediately after the hilt; or

What are you weirdos doing over there

Prohibiting ninja swords: legal description and defences (accessible)

I read through the UK's definition of ninja swords for the purpose of its ninja sword ban and how is this real www.gov.uk/government/c...

a decorative elaborate wall display of five swords

a denuded wall where only hooks are

so someone broke into my apartment at night and stole all of my swords and im kind of. in shock

The New York Times ANALYSIS Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side

His volatile side

A New Yorker style cartoon of two men on a balcony watching a mushroom cloud in the distance, with the caption: "You never know. He still might be bluffing."

Been a while since I had to post this one.

a graph of US data center construction rising to roughly $40B from $10B in 2020

Official data released yesterday shows US data center construction hitting another record high in June, exceeding $40B annualized for the first time

That's up 28% from this time last year and up 190% since the launch of ChatGPT nearly three years ago

President Trump Continues to Pressure Trading Partners, But Ag Exports Are Slipping President Donald Trump has detailed a new round of tariffs going into effect this month, including higher tariffs on products from Canada. Meanwhile, U.S. agricultural export sales continue to slip fr...

As countries diversify their ag supply chains, US ag exports slowly dropping - as are prices for farmers. www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...

Germany’s new willingness to lead Europe’s anti-immigration front removes one key obstacle preventing European countries from enacting policy proposals that were until recently deemed beyond the pale. Those include plans to deport migrants to third countries and to process asylum claims outside the EU, copying the U.K.’s failed Rwanda scheme, which Merz previously praised as “something we could emulate.”

Absolutely revolting that this is becoming normalized as a policy
www.politico.eu/article/germ...

Revcoms! Over here I've never seen them organize more than 10 people at once

I kinda wish there was something that functioned as a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie

which communists?

Trump can eliminate the trade deficit if he just makes us poor enough

"Countries either had to lower most of what the US said were non-tariff barriers, such as car safety rules or standards on medicines, or they had to “buy down” the tariffs with pledges to make big inward investments in the US. Even then, it could depend on Trump’s mood."

"Foreign negotiators and journalists were left to constantly refresh their Truth Social feeds, waiting for any news from within the West Wing."

Tariff roulette: inside Trump’s chaotic trade negotiations US president surprised the world — again — with his sweeping new levies

"Even late on Thursday, just hours before the White House published executive orders slapping new tariffs on dozens of countries, officials said Trump was undecided about which trading partners to punish and which to spare." www.ft.com/content/b6e2...

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

oh shit it’s Economy Time

Trump Wants the World to Squeeze Out China. He’s Starting With Vietnam.

China hawks in the admin want to redefine "transshipment" into something very broad, to pressure other countries to "decouple" their economies from China

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/b...

Trump’s 40% Penalty for Tariff Dodging Missing Key Details President Donald Trump has threatened to pile an additional 40% tariff on any product that Washington determines to be “transshipped” through another country, a punishment aimed at stopping goods main...

But wait, there's more!

'Trump has threatened to pile an additional 40% tariff on any product that Washington determines to be “transshipped” through another country... mainly from China'

And ofc no one knows how "transshipment" will be defined

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Tweets from Lydia DePillis that read Great panel! I particularly appreciated acting BLS head Wiatrowski's response to one question: In light of this White House's disrespect for data as well as the very conservative background of its nominee for BLS Commissioner, how we would know if bias had crept into the process? "I think the first way you would notice that would be if all the staff at the Postal Square building started walking out," Wiatrowski said, underscoring the intense professionalism these folks bring to their jobs. (Each panelist said nobody had tried to skew their output so far.)

These 7 year old words from Wiatrowski—who is now acting commissioner of BLS after Trump fired commissioner McEntarfer today—are more important than ever.

Trump Says He Ordered Nuclear Submarines Repositioned After Threats From Medvedev In a social media post, the president described the move as a deterrent prompted by threats by a former Russian leader. It is unclear if any submarines did actually change position.

Breaking News: President Trump said he had ordered two nuclear submarines repositioned in an escalation of tensions with the Kremlin.

Gaza War Protesters Arrested at Offices of Schumer and Gillibrand Dozens of demonstrators, calling for a flood of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, were arrested at the Manhattan offices of New York’s two senators.

Dozens of demonstrators protesting Israel’s war in Gaza were arrested Friday at offices of New York’s senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, days after they broke with many Democrats by voting against a resolution to halt U.S. arms sales to Israel.