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Here's a look at desperation in the travel industry.

Slap dash desperate attempts to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

It's pathetic and laughable but real people are going to lose their jobs, States are going to lose revenue and untold thousands more will suffer knock-on effects for years

All done in less than 100 days

#FAFO

#travel #Canada #US #trump #republican #GOP #republicans

travelandtourworld.com/news/ar

Gorilla Glass is made in Kentucky. It’s used in almost every phone and tablet. Gets shipped to China and has a tariff exacted. That’s added to the BOM. Glass is put into a thingie that gets shipped to the US where it’s hit with another tariff.

You pay for both, one way or another.

Eventually the thingie makers stop buying Gorilla Glass and go elsewhere. The Corning plant in Kentucky shuts down and hundreds of people are out of work in a little town with few other prospects. This is what they very likely voted for.

So what was the point again?
cnbc.com/video/2019/02/09/how-

CNBCA rare look inside the factory that makes iPhone's Gorilla GlassCNBC got an inside look at Corning's oldest glass factory in Harrodsburg, Kentucky where Gorilla Glass is made. Corning makes the glass that covers 6 billion smartphones, tablets, screens and wearables worldwide for Apple, Samsung, LG, Sony, Huawei and a variety of other manufacturers.

Oh well, vote #PartyOfStupid, and #FAFO.

> NEW REPORT: 102 million Americans who live in suburbs, small towns, and remote areas would pay biggest price for postal privatization ips-dc.org/release-102-million

FTA: "Unlike the for-profit carriers, the Postal Service has a universal service obligation to provide affordable deliveries to all Americans, regardless of where they live or work. Currently, USPS parcel rates are about 25 percent to 60 percent below FedEx and UPS prices."

Institute for Policy Studies · NEW REPORT: 102 million Americans who live in suburbs, small towns, and remote areas would pay biggest price for postal privatization - Institute for Policy StudiesA new analysis from the Institute for Policy Studies finds postal privatization would bring disastrous consequences for rural communities that rely on USPS for services from mail delivery to access to medicines to bill payments.

La tienen difícil los gringos, ya los pequeños vendedores y fabricantes chinos están en modo “no dependemos de los gringos, ellos dependen de nosotros”.

No quiero imaginarme el disparo de los precios de autos usados. Menos mal que me quedé con el vochito fancy y que tiene servicio gratuito, porque las reparaciones también se dispararán. Tocará revenderlo después.

Artículo gratuito para leer #GiftLink wsj.com/business/at-chinas-who

#FAFO#WSJ#Tariffs

FAFO time...
At least 80 Labour MPs are at risk of losing their majorities over proposed welfare cuts, according to data shared between Labour MPs who are warning the government that the changes “pose a real electoral risk”.

Cabinet and senior ministers are among those who have smaller majorities than the number of constituents expected to be affected by the changes.

#FAFO #UKPolitics #PIP #Benefits #Disability

theguardian.com/politics/2025/

The Guardian · ‘Electoral wake-up call’: dozens of Labour MPs risk losing majorities over welfare cutsBy Jessica Elgot