I've been waiting for several months for the arrival of some stuff. Initially, its production time didn't make me curious about its delivery time because its quality is more important than its speed. Since the announcement of its imminent delivery, my waiting is becoming an experience in itself. Source: my 2025 blog Waiting, waiting, waiting ........ I think, feel...
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The U.S.-China decoupling arrives (Axios)
Intro LO: Last Friday, I published a Dutch blog on this topic: USA: Europe must choose between America and China !? The underlying Dutch article referred to a recent Irish Times article as its source. Subsequently, an Axios Macro article (see below) arrived the next day: The U.S.-China decoupling arrives. In my view, such a decoupling makes no logical and/or...
Do the 50 U.S. States need a President?
Following the dismantling of the American federal Ministry of Education, and the transfer of its tasks to the 50 U.S. States, my blog title suddenly becomes relevant. Do California, Florida, and New York actually need (a) Trump?? “Following the American Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation were adopted in 1781 to establish the federal...
Ukraine negotiations a Russian victory?
The media in Russia are celebrating Trump's proposal for peace negotiations on Ukraine (eg, Newsweek, the Independent, the Moscow Times), and view this as positive and even as a victory. I suppose their view is an example of reverse psychology given the many negative comments in Europe and in Ukraine. I suppose the Russian president will fear the outcome of such...
Marriages in China plunge by a record in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns (Reuters)
Intro LO: The most important quote might be in the 5th paragraph below: “He noted that the number of marriages in China last year was less than half of the 13.47 million in 2013.” Note: bold & italic markings by LO. Source: Reuters, 10 February 2025, Marriages in China plunge by a record in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns Hence, China may not have enough...
‘Verschrikkelijk’ Amerikaans handelstekort is juist een privilege (FD)
Intro LO: Dit FD artikel is gebaseerd op logica en ratio. Echter, Donald Trump is een man van emoties, inclusief blufpoker. Kortom, dit FD artikel biedt nauwelijks oplossingen en geeft vooral aan wie het meest te verliezen heeft. Bovendien heeft het Zuid-Amerikaanse land Colombia recent reeds aangetoond dat wederzijdse blufpoker kansloos is bij Trump (o.a. NOS). De...
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