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From: shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
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Subject: Re: Streaming TV Enshittification Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:25:49 -0500
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On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 15:08:31 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:

>shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:46:29 -0800, suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 11/28/2024 9:28 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>>> On 11/28/2024 8:20 AM, The Horny Goat wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:42:49 -0500, shawn
>>>>> <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:28:58 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
>>>>>> <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 11/27/2024 12:52 PM, The Horny Goat wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:05:53 -0500, shawn
>>>>>>>> <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Then we will wake up and realize he actually did what he 
>>>>>>>>> threatened to
>>>>>>>>> do and now all those cheap Chinese goods are no longer cheap, gas is
>>>>>>>>> no longer under $3 for much of the country (sorry BTR) due to Canada
>>>>>>>>> raising oil prices and all those fruits and veggies and cars from
>>>>>>>>> Mexico now cost 20-30% more. Thanks Trump.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> If Trump imposes duties on incoming Canadian petroleum products of
>>>>>>>> course prices will be raise to cover the new costs Trump has imposed.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Now if you can just convince Trump of that....
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I think Trump likely knows that. He just refuses to say it as he knows
>>>>>> if he keeps saying tariffs are paid by the country they are imposed on
>>>>>> enough people will believe it to keep him in good standing.
>>>>> 
>>>>> More to the point, I think he knows it would trigger a trade war and
>>>>> feels it's a trade war he can win decisively.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Meanwhile it's causing havok in Canada as the Canuck buck has dropped
>>>>> 3 to 5 cents which is starting to cause price increases across the
>>>>> board at the worst possible time of year.
>>>> 
>>>> There is a theory making the news rounds that the tariffs are a club to 
>>>> beat Canada and Mexico with until they seal the US borders to stop 
>>>> illegal immigrants and drugs from entering the US.
>>> 
>>> That's probably about right.
>>>> 
>>>> Basically Trump discovered that he couldn't actually make Mexico pay for 
>>>> his "Big Beautiful Wall" the first time so he's trying again.
>>>> 
>> 
>> It may be a theory but it won't work since most of the fentanyl 
>
>Hey, they gave me that as a painkiller in the hospital because they could
>push it in my IV. That was really trippy stuff and worked in like five
>seconds.
>
Not surprising as it is supposed to be very powerful stuff. Guess
that's why they use it to tranquilize horses.
>
>(which
>> seems to be the big drug everyone talks about now) and it's precursors
>> are coming in "legally". That is people are bringing it in as other
>> legal goods or not mentioning it at all. So closing the border to
>> illegal entry won't do much to stop the drug traffic.
>>