Canada hired an ex-Goldman Sachs banker to revive its military. Investors are excited. Our annual military budget is expected to reach $150 billion by 2035. Yet, we still have people running around defending the libs. 🤷
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Canada hired an ex-Goldman Sachs banker to revive its military. Investors are excited
Canada’s annual defence budget is expected to reach $150 billion by 2035. Spending this year is estimated at $62.7 billion.
 #canada #cdnpoli
A new study indicates that democratic support in China is driven by "perceived material well-being" rather than procedural values like competitive elections. Young people, who prioritize tangible economic results but report lower life satisfaction, tend to reject liberal democratic norms, valuing material outcomes over political processes.
South China Morning Post
China’s post-90s shun liberal democracy despite boom years, study finds
Study contradicts decades of assumptions that the economic boom and post-materialism would lead to more support for democratic values.
 #china #democracy #politics
The US strategy has shifted from treating allies as strategic "chess pieces" to viewing them as exploitable "blood bags" to slow American decline. The harsh turn against India is a result of structural friction suggesting a long-term competition where the US and India may end up battling for second place in a world led by China, with Beijing potentially becoming the secure offshore balancer watching its rivals contend.
Are we starting to witness a "battle for second place" between the U.S. and India?
Mao Keji - whom I have the pleasure to know personally - is one of the most thought-provoking thinkers in China right now.
 #china #usa #india #geopolitics
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “It is time to choose sides; fascism or morality? Big tech has made their choice.”
404 Media
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE...
 #usa #google #technology
The official X account of the European Commission quoted the slogan of the Nazi party of Germany (Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer) in a post about... USB Type-C. https://xcancel.com/EU_Commission/status/2004462313508950137 #europe #eu image
US trade dominance will soon begin to crack as savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
WIRED
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while maki...
 #usa #tradewar #economy
Big US tech companies massively shifting jobs from the US to India due to Trump visa curbs. As U.S. H-1B visa rules tightened this year with higher fees and wage requirements, companies hired offshore instead. Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, and Google pushed their combined India workforce to 214,000, the fastest growth in three years. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/trump-visa-curbs-push-us-firms-consider-shifting-more-work-india-2025-09-30 #usa #economy
China's zero-license policy is for all practical purposes, as a complete embargo on American access to Chinese tungsten. The genius of this approach is its deniability. When Congressional staffers or trade officials or investigative journalists inquire about the status of tungsten exports to the United States, MOFCOM can truthfully state that no export ban exists.
WOLFRAM DOMINION
The Metal That Grants Permission to Manufacture
 #usa #china #tradewar
Despite a strong 4.3% GDP headline, economist David Rosenberg calls it a "fugazi," arguing real growth is only 0.8% when stripping away unsustainable government spending and a drawdown in savings. Meanwhile, other analysts point to an 8.2% nominal GDP surge and 3.8% inflation as signs of an overheating economy. The data reveals a clash between narratives of hidden weakness and persistent inflationary pressure.
Yahoo Finance
GDP
While the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported a robust 4.3% annual increase in third-quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) on Tuesd...
 #usa #economy