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18 Feb 2025 3 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25
After re-establishing his presidency, US President Donald Trump has resumed his protectionist trade policies. The new presidential decree he signed, which will impose additional tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, directly targets three...
7 Feb 2025 4 minute read 3 comments Perfectionist25
On February 1, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued three executive orders imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. A 25 percent tariff on all imports from Mexico and Canada, and a 10 percent tariff on all imports from China. But before we ge...
4 Feb 2025 7 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25
There was a sharp increase last Friday. We were up by about 1% that day, then the news of Trump's tariffs came. Actually, there was no new news, I should say the market woke up to the news. Because the market believed that the tariffs could be postpo...
27 Jan 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
"The life of a repo man is always intense."Repo Man About a year ago, the CIA recruited me to be the manager of a chain of inner-city golf resorts throughout Latin America. Intended as a refuge for rogue agents to unwind and let off some steam, Th...
18 Jan 2025 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
Mexico is hardcore. It's like a pretty girl with a switchblade knife. A beautiful scar. A soccer ball in headlights, bouncing through the street. An inferno of confetti. A homecooked meal on the sidewalk. A cigarette of lemon dust. A love song pad...
8 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
In this press conference, Donald Trump was observed throwing shade at Pablo Smogtopia, like he's not even aware it's a real country. He probably doesn't even admit to attending the state dinner at the purple bouncy castle in 2019, where the Pablo A...
4 Jan 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
"Jazz is dead."The Zombie Sicaria If you or anyone you know are jazz, beware the zombie sicaria. As a rehearsing archaeologist, decoding urban hieroglyphics is one of my hobbies. It is particularly easy when the declarations chiseled into the clo...
29 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
"I don't think there's anything like saving someone's life to bring you satisfaction and happiness."Stephanie Kwolek Because it isn't true, most people don't know that Kevlar was invented by a Polish lady who got the idea while performing an autops...
20 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
What am I doing in Mexico? Right. Of course. I can't remember. What am I doing in Mexico? Leaving. What else? No matter where it is, you know it's time to gowhen people get to know you. It's a life of goodbyes, Of the endless Adios. "Pack light," t...
19 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
I can tell it's Christmasby the inflatablesnowmensitting on the sidewalkin the sun Is that a homeless man,or Santa Claus? Did he just ask me for a cigarette? Isn't he worried that the sparkswill land on his coat,causing him todeflate? Does he disgust...
