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What did I say five years ago............"what could possibly go wrong?". https://www.wsj.com/tech/china-self-driving-trucks-tusimple-c20255e1?mod=hp_lead_pos9

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President Trump threatened Apple with a tariff of at least 25% if it does not manufacture iPhones in the US, ramping up pressure on the tech giant to secure more domestic production. I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else.. If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the US.

The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on trade, has been very difficult to deal with. Their powerful trade barriers, VAT taxes, ridiculous corporate penalties, non-monetary trade barriers, monetary manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans companies, and more, have led to a trade deficit with the U.S. of more than $250 million a year, a number which is totally unacceptable. Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. There is no tariff if the product is built or manufactured in the United States. President Trump

The federal government, through GSA credit cards, has 4.6 million active credit cards and accounts....…we have a little less than half that number in federal employees. A lot of card usage occurs during federal holidays and on days like New Year’s Eve at nightclubs, bars, on Sunday afternoons, a big UFC fight or something pay-per-view. And there are also cash withdrawals at casino ATMs. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/05/22/biden-appointed-judge-objects-to-trump-deporting-illegal-aliens-convicted-of-murder-rape-child-sex-crimes-all-with-final-deportation-orders/

The Mack 3.87 is not weak. That said, I'd consider 4.17 with your specs.

The 4.17 harkens back to a tractor with a 237 and 5-speed. With a 300/5-speed, then a 3.87. The 4.42 was my go-to for a 10-speed T2100, at the bottom of the fuel curve at speed.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/feds-powell-has-sounded-the-alarm-for-years-about-the-nations-unsustainable-fiscal-path-203510626.html

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Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate has released video footage showing a dramatic battlefield recovery of a disabled Navistar International M1224 MaxxPro MRAP armored vehicle during an operation near Kupiansk. The vehicle was hit by Russian fire while transporting personnel from the Timur special operations unit. Despite the strike, the MaxxPro’s armored capsule shielded the troops, allowing them to dismount and continue their mission on foot. The vehicle remained stranded in a hostile zone under threat of further attacks. Rather than abandon the vehicle, determining the engine was still functional, the driver re-entered the damaged MaxxPro and drove it out of the battle area despite one missing wheel. .

After all the fuss and expenditure of US taxpayer dollars, the principle recipient of the JLTV is backing out of the program (the always under-funded Marines will still buy it). The Army will buy GM's Chevrolet Colorado/Canyon-based Infantry Squad Vehicle. The two vehicles are quite different. If I was concerned about IEDs buried in roads, e.g. Afghanistan, I'd rather be in the JLTV. I like GM's ISV (designated M1301), but it's for a different mission. https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59805-gm-defense-wants-to-win-the-armys-infantry-squad-vehicle-contract/#comment-435692

"Joe Biden was not for Open Borders, he never talked about Open Borders, where criminals of all kinds, shapes, and sizes, can flow into our Country at will. It wasn't his idea to Open the Border, and almost destroy our Country, and cost us Hundreds of Billions of Dollars to get criminals out of our Country, and go through the process we are going through now. It was the people that knew he was cognitively impaired, and that took over the Autopen. They stole the Presidency of the United States, and put us in Great Danger. This is TREASON at the Highest Level!" "They did it to destroy our Country. The Joe Biden that everybody knew would never allow drug dealers, gang members, and the mentally insane to come into our Country totally unchecked and unvetted. All anyone has to do is look up his record." "Something very severe should happen to these Treasonous Thugs that wanted to destroy our Country, but couldn't, because I came along. Make America great again!" President Trump ---------------------------------------------- Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer had tried to subpoena three key White House aides during the Biden administration - Annie Tomasini, Anthony Bernal, and Ashley Williams - over the use of autopen. But the Biden White House obstructed the Committee’s investigation and refused to make the aides available for depositions or interviews.

We have huge deficits. We have what I consider almost complacent central banks that think they are omnipotent. They just set short-term rates.. You all think they can manage all this. I don't think they can. My own view is people feel pretty good because you haven't seen effective tariffs. The market came down 10%, now it's back up 10%. That's an extraordinary amount of complacency in the face of a slew of risks including everything from inflation and credit spreads to geopolitics. The last time the US saw 10% tariffs on all trading partners was 1971. Wall Street earnings estimates for S&P 500 companies, which have already declined in the first weeks of Trump's trade policies, will fall further as companies pull or lower guidance amid the uncertainty. In 6 months, those projections will fall to 0% earnings growth after starting the year at around 12%. If that were to happen, stocks prices will likely fall. I think earnings estimates will come down, which means PE will come down. The odds of stagflation, which is basically a recession with inflation, are roughly double what the market thinks. JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon

Not original but well done and looks great. My concern would be engine parts availability for that 7.8 litre Brazilian New Holland engine.

The Financial Times / May 18, 2025 The US will impose the maximum tariffs it has threatened against countries that do not negotiate “in good faith” as it strikes a more aggressive tone in trade talks. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said that tariff rates would go back to the levels that President Trump announced on April 2, when he declared his intention to “liberate” the US from an unfair trade system. Countries will receive letters from Bessent outlining those maximum tariff rates if “they’re not negotiating in good faith”. “Some countries were at 10 percent, some were substantially higher. If you don’t want to negotiate then it will spring back to the April 2nd level”. The harder line illustrates how fraught the tariff negotiations have become, and contrasts with recent boasts by President Trump that countries were rushing to negotiate with Washington. Trump on April 2 said that a levy of 10 percent would apply to nearly all imports, but he also announced sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs in retaliation against levies on US exports. Following last month’s announcement, US tariffs on Chinese goods reached 145 percent. But the two countries on Monday signed a deal to cut tariffs on each other’s goods for at least 90 days, with the extra levies the US imposed on China this year falling to 30 percent and China’s declining to 10 percent. Southeast Asia’s export hubs were also hit with high levies on April 2, when Trump claimed the US would be freed from the yoke of unfair trade restrictions. Cambodia was given a “reciprocal” rate of 49 percent, closely followed by Laos with 48 percent and Vietnam with 46 percent. Mexico and Canada, which have often sparred with Trump over trade, dodged the reciprocal tariffs. Duties of 25 percent for goods that do not comply with the terms of the 2020 USMCA trade deal with the US remained in place. The UK earlier this month became the first country to sign a deal with the US since President Trump unleashed his trade war, securing cuts to tariffs on car and steel exports but failing to reverse a flat 10 percent levy that applies to most goods. Bessent on Sunday also said Walmart would “eat some of the tariffs” after the retailer warned it will raise prices because of the levies. The Treasury secretary said he had spoken to Walmart’s CEO over the weekend. Bessent also sought to quell concerns around Moody’s decision on Friday to cut the US credit rating from its top-notch triple-A level to Aa1, citing rising levels of government debt and a widening budget deficit. “Moody’s is a lagging indicator. I think that’s what everyone thinks of credit agencies,” Bessent said, placing the blame on Biden. “It’s the Biden administration and the spending that we have seen over the past four years,” Bessent added. “And we are determined to bring the spending down and grow the economy.”