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Bulwark+ Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team. This is the home to ad-free video shorts, Bulwark+ member-only livestreams, and live event archives. The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither do we.
Bulwark+ Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team. This is the home to ad-free video shorts, Bulwark+ member-only livestreams, and live event archives. The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither do we.Listen on
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Andrew Egger
Benjamin Parker
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China to maybe authoritarian but at least they're not erratic. If the world is trending authoritarian, pick the guys who are crazy, but not ten different ways every day.
As for Biden, what choice did he have, really, politically? The tariffs were baked in by the time he came to office. What's more at no political expense on his end. He could have helped lower inflation by cutting them a bit, but it would have hurt him with Dems traditional base.
As for "Japanese" vehicles...lol, you all wear your ignorance heavily. Japan makes a LOT of cars here already and have for decades. They build cars where they sell them. They hire a lot of technical and blue collar workers from the OEM level down (Tier 1, 2, 3).
The China/Korea/Japan relationship is so complex...I side with imthis being total propaganda on China's part... can't see it anytime soon, but if it did shift, it would be because USA burned everything down.
Three horrible men. And Congress just sits back and nods.
Every action, every uttered word, every truth social post, everything from this administration and its leader is sheer stupidity.
Profoundly stupid person
I watch news on NHK World nearly every day. (NHK is Japan's national broadcaster, and NHK World is their international English-language service. Here in Maryland, we can watch it free over the air via Maryland Public Television.) It will be very interesting to see how and whether they report on this. So far, there is nothing on the website, and there is no "breaking news" chyron on the live broadcast. Maybe they will choose to ignore China's provocation.
The last few days, coverage has been dominated by the Myanmar earthquake, the arrival of peak cherry blossoms, and the Trump story du jour.
They're not talking about this story at NHK World. The only China story is Beijing's announcement of more threatening military exercises near Taiwan. The biggest US-related story is that PM Ishiba is asking Trump to exempt Japan from auto tariffs, given that Japan is the biggest foreign investor in the US.
Thank you, Andrew and Ben. This little nugget on Chinese propaganda and the next wave of tariffs...so fascinating.
What do you expect! This Dumpster is flushing everything down the Xitter!
You hit the nail on the potty!
Trump’s been MCGA from the beginning. His hats, gold sneakers, watches, and trademarks all made in China.
His Nobel Prize isn’t far off. After all, he’s helping bring all sorts of people together despite their histories.
China, Korea and Japan getting closer is but his latest achievement.
And now he’s threatening tariffs on Russia, after having pissed off the entire EU and Asia by cozying up to Vlad. What a guy!
He’s aa horrible man.
Trump is going to destroy our country. NO THIRD TERM!!! The second is bad enough. So far, I haven’t seen any move to GREAT. Even the so called “savings”, I won’t believe it until I see concrete proof. Not Trump or Musk’s “word” it is true.
Something new every day! Killing us slowly. He’s a horrible man, just like JD and the Muskrat.
Impossibly stupid indeed.
Damn!!!!!!!