Beijing said that from April 10, it would impose additional tariffs of 34 percent on all American products.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/china-retaliates-with-34-percent-tariffs-on-us-goods-5836815?utm_source=gab&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=etgab

South Korean Constitutional Court Sustains Impeachment And Removing President Yoon From Office

https://cdm.press/news/asia/2025/04/04/south-korean-constitutional-court-sustains-impeachment-and-removing-president-yoon-from-office/

Video at link

https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1908132824906936723

The IDF carrying out "Plan Amalek."

And I'm convinced Oct 7 was known in advance, and "green flagged" as a casus belli to turn Gaza into rubble. Not the first time a leader has sacrificed pawns as a part of a greater strategy. Lusitania, Pearl Harbor etc. come to mind. And I'm not forgetting the Liberty, as we lurch into a kinetic war against Iran on behalf of Israel.

Washington Meetings Further Ukraine Peace Process

https://cdm.press/news/europe/2025/04/04/washington-meetings-further-ukraine-peace-process/

“At 439.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 4 percent below the five-year average for this time of year,” the EIA said.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-crude-oil-inventories-see-surprising-buildup-oil-price-drops-more-than-6-percent-5836234?utm_source=gab&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=etgab

In a 52–48 vote, senators approved a motion to proceed on the budget resolution, unveiled by Senate Budget Committee chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on April 2.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/senate-advances-budget-resolution-to-implement-trumps-agenda-5836672?utm_source=gab&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=etgab

General Cavoli, General Langley Oppose POTUS Policies, Support Empire Building At Senate Armed Services Hearing

https://armedforces.press/general-cavoli-general-langley-oppose-potus-policies-support-empire-building-at-senate-armed-services-hearing/

"We don't need more turnout, we need real results. We need integrity in the system. We need no mail-in ballots. We need to get rid of the voting machines. We need to limit the early voting period, and especially limit the late counting period - no counting after election day."

Watch Here: https://x.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1907865345467011291

Professor Woodstock - America First

@profwoodstock Replying to @KurtSchlichter

The slow and intentional shift from a manufacturing economy to a service economy put us in this situation. It's been going on for decades. The stage was set with LBJ Great Society.

We shifted from a country that makes things to a country that consumes things. Accordingly, companies adapted and fueled the race to the bottom on prices. Walmart used to pride itself on selling Made in the USA. They left that behind and became the low price leader (as one example).

We export raw materials and import finished goods. If you look at container ships departing the US, they ride much lower in the water because they are packed with rocks and trees. Arriving ships ride high because they are packed with finished goods that weigh less. Ask a port worker and they will tell you the noticeable difference.

This is the reality, American companies export raw materials from the US to manufacturers to create finished goods, then import those finished goods back into the US. Less wealthy Asian countries take advantage of this, adding levies and other trade barriers as a means of extracting wealth from rich American corporations.

Wolverine Worldwide is a good example. They make Merrill work boots and Hush Puppies shoes. Raw hides, a byproduct of beef processing, are exported to make shoes in Vietnam. Wolverine pays tariffs to Vietnam, who gets paid to give Wolverine access to their labor market. They then import the shoes to the US and pay tariffs to the US. The price of shoes and boots includes the cost of tariffs (both Vietnamese and American). As an aside, the US is the world's largest source of beef hides. Burger or steak anyone?

The irony is Wolverine, as one example of many, pays the tariffs on both ends. Remember, we don't export all that many finished goods. That was gutted with NAFTA and other free trade policies, again dating back to LBJ.

This is what Trump's tariffs are attempting to change. Wolverine could make their boots and shoes here and forego the tariffs. Up till now, the cost of tariffs and transportation was offset by cheap overseas labor.

Don't even think about the carbon footprint of the transportation and dirty manufacturing practices other countries employ. They would break an environmentalist's brain.

Last note, deregulation is a huge factor in reshoring our manufacturing. It's been regulated out of existence as much as sold out for cheap labor.

Apr 4, 2025 · 12:17 AM UTC

https://xcancel.com/profwoodstock/status/1907950657618735594#m

Not government jobs, real jobs.

HAPPY JAMES EARL RAY DAY !

CDM CLIPS: Iranian Activist And Tech Leader Sima Yazdani On Monarchist Push For Power

https://cdm.press/opinion/2025/04/04/cdm-clips-iranian-activist-and-tech-leader-sima-yazdani-on-monarchist-push-for-power/

Indian Court Rejects X’s Plea Against Mandatory Censorship Portal

https://reclaimthenet.org/indian-court-rejects-xs-plea-against-mandatory-censorship-portal