Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
And you think you’re so clever and classless and free
But you’re still FUCKING PEASANTS as far as I can see
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be
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That was November.
I can only repeat: The arguments are laughable.
Why don’t/didn’t they invent, develop and produce the things they import so heavily then?!?
Like a - rather dumb child as even most children know better - “I’m too stupid and lazy to tie my shoes and you’re taking my dignity by doing it for me”.
“Merz rejects the complaint and emphasizes that it was an orderly operation by the Swiss Air Force. The Chinese then demanded an apology from the Swiss government, but none was forthcoming. Neither Defense Minister Viola Amherd nor the current President of the Swiss Confederation Karin Keller-Sutter gave in to the pressure.”
Cool.
To speak with control-freak countries like China: What’s the problem if Xi has nothhing to hide? 
Was it? Oooops, when I don’t check once. I still think it’s cool, I bet Xi still didn’t get an apology for us controlling our airspace.
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“Switzerland/swiss-air-force-intercepts-jet-with-xi-jinping-on-board”
How’s that done anyway?
Were they forced to land? Did Xi have to wave his passport at the bulleye?
Just addressing them via radio a) they didn’t need to fly up there (imagine the cost to the taxpayer=me) and b) the Chinese can tell them anything (we know they do).
Swiss military planes have a fold-out tool, which comes out from the fuselage, that will intercept hostile aircraft. It’s right next to the thing for getting stones out of horses’ hooves and the tweezers.
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Right. Viktorinox to poke the dragon. Not the worst idea
Ah well, as you don’t take me seriously, I checked on the next best site.
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Just before he made a 90 day break he told people to buy shares. What sort of game is this psycho playing?
Fox News is claiming it was the Japanese selling US bonds that forced Trump to Uturn on tariffs.
The 90 day pause gives people time to consider their next steps, presumably if Trump restarts the reciprocal tariffs after 90 days then Japan can start selling again so Trump is blocked.
I love how the presenter tries to present this as a victorious 4D chess move by Trump only to be quickly put back in her box by the guest! 
The “news article” linked concludes : " The editor wrote this article with the help of AI.". So can we be sure this even happened ???..
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That my friend is up in the air.
CHF / USD ratio on 11.04.2025.
Around 1.135 by end of March, 1.22 today. Just wondering if this is the result of:
- Swiss National Bank refraining from any intervention
- Swiss National Bank doing as much as they can to minimize the impact of money flowing to CH.
It won’t be immediate, but this puts a lot of pressure in my job environment in the medium and long term.
I wonder who bought these bonds??
From the BBC
President Donald Trump’s administration has exempted smartphones and computers from reciprocal tariffs, including the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports.
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The exemptions also include other electronic devices and components, including semiconductors, solar cells and memory cards.
WTF? Bigly tariffs on everything, well except for those things we really want!
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Art of the deal, my bottom
What concessions has Donnie wrung from China for this change?
Answer: None
Well maybe Steve Jobs promised him a free iPhone, with included Signal app, every year.
Apparently it isn’t just China. For example Apple makes some of their phones in India, they are now exempt from the 10% tariff.
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but apple must have done something.
edit: Just saw Bowlie’s post. Supports my first thought.
It’s true about the arse-kissing - only not by other country leaders but by his own citizens 