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This is not a "new economic theory", in fact a very old one but it requires accounting for human behaviour & negotiation, and a knowledge of transfer pricing practices. Level 1: US govt takes in more tax from imported goods, which become more expensive. The assumption here is that suppliers of imported goods pass on all or some of the higher tariffs. There is also the assumption that as a consequence, the demand for some goods falls (depending on demand elasticity for the particular good) so much that it becomes uneconomic for the supplier to continue to sell into the US. This is the level at which many are freaking out. Level 2: Suppliers of imported goods realise demand for their product has fallen in many cases and so possibly absorb more of the tariff &/or reduce their (foreign, non-US) input costs to keep any increase as low as possible, so as to not lose too much market share to US-supplied goods. US consumers switch to US-supplied goods which are now priced more attractively in comparison with imported goods. This increases demand for US-manufactured & grown goods, which in turn improves the businesses of US manufacturers & farmers. Initially, ceteris paribus, volume simply increases & profitability grows. Then US businesses will have funds to expand & increase their workforce. Unemployment goes down. US govt increases company tax take while tariff revenue falls, but unemployment costs also fall. Level 3: Suppliers of imported goods try to avoid tariffs by switching some or all of their manufacturing to the US, for US-supplied goods. This was seen almost immediately by companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor that announced new investment for semiconductor manufacturing in the US. Of course, in Taiwan Semiconductor's case, the move is simultaneously an insurance against any geopolitical changes (like heightened tension in the South China Sea) that might hinder or block shipping of their product. Hyundai's proposed new steel plant in Louisiana is an example of new manufacturing of components, using US-sourced raw materials, to supply existing and expanded manufacturing capacity in the US. This produces more jobs in the US, lowering unemployment. Once again, US govt increases company tax take as above. Level 4: Companies that have benefiting hugely from transfer pricing practices will now repatriate their offshore profits to avoid tariffs. Apple is an excellent example. Classic transfer pricing - it has been manufacturing iPhones in China for a very low cost (US$5 or thereabouts?), which it then "sells" to a subsidiary in a zero tax jurisdiction. That subsidiary then "sells" to the US subsidiary for a vastly higher amount that is closer to what the end consumer pays, say US$1000. The US subsidiary then sells the product to the US consumer for say, US$1010, thus reporting a profit of something less than US$10 (less US marketing, admin & logistics costs) on which tax is paid. Thus there is a significant profit that the overall corporate entity accumulates that is effectively quarantined in the zero tax jurisdiction. The interplay between higher tariffs & lower corporate tax will make it far more profitable for such companies to repatriate their offshore profits and switch manufacturing to the US. Apple has already seen this and announced a US$500b investment. Once again, unemployment goes down, US govt increases tax take etc etc. Level 5: The increased tariffs break the status quo and force US trading partners to the negotiating table, not just on trade but in a myriad of other areas. The US is such a massive global consumer that its buying power simply cannot be ignored. This is a huge geopolitical advantage for the US. All of this goes beyond mere economic theory of course. Also, there will be far wider effects I haven't thought of but which far smarter people, like Scott Bessent & the rest of Trump's team, have already mapped out. Timing with China's economic downturn is one massive potential disrupter. A potential massive depopulation in the next decade in developed countries (which Elon Musk & Edward Dowd have referred to numerous times) is another. I hope this is a sufficiently clear explanation.

@birddog_007 @SamaHoole Yes, I lost a lot of weight (fat) before but was lacking in energy. Basically just didn't eat enough, not enough meat and way way insufficient fat. Energy stability is amazing now; if I am not doing sport, I can still do heaps & not eat till after noon.

@IpscVictoria @SamaHoole Yep think I had the same problem so I’m really focusing on the fat this time. I couldn’t maintain weight before, we’ve been so programmed that fat is bad that even though I was eating it, clearly wasn’t enough so we’ll see what happens this time

Carnivore is a ketogenic diet. If anyone is still unsure about that, allow me to clear it up. It is. Or at least, it should be. If yours isn't, you've taken a shortcut and you're now standing in the wrong queue wondering why nothing's moving. The bare minimum fat to protein ratio on carnivore is 1:1 by weight. Not aspirational. Not "ideally." The minimum. Protein is the building material. Bricks. Mortar. The actual physical substrate your body uses to repair tissue and build muscle. Eat enough of it. Don't go mad. Your body has a daily ceiling for how much it can use, and the rest gets converted to glucose through gluconeogenesis whether you wanted it to or not. Fat is the fuel. So are the ketones the fat produces. This is the engine. This is the part of the equation people skip because lean meat is easier to find in a supermarket and doesn't require any nerve. The 1:1g minimum exists for a reason. Below it, your body cannot sustain ketosis, and you've now built a high-protein moderate-fat diet that gives you neither the metabolic benefits of ketosis nor the simple pleasure of butter on a steak. Glucagon handles the protein. When you eat protein, insulin rises. People who don't understand metabolism think this is the end of the conversation. It isn't. Glucagon rises alongside it, and on a low-carb substrate the glucagon negates the insulinogenic effect entirely. Your blood sugar stays steady. Your ketones stay produced. The system works. The fat keeps the ketones flowing. Ketosis is a powerful drug. Add butter on everything. On the steak. On the eggs. In the coffee. On more butter, if the situation calls for it. Make the most of it.

Nick Shirley went to investigate Cuba and talk to the local people He was told the government gives every citizen a little ration booklet for food One person hasn’t has eggs in a year. People have to wait years to eat a piece of chicken “The government controls how much food they get and they're like, this is horrible. We haven't even had eggs in a year. Takes years to get to eat a chicken. Like stuff that you wouldn't even think about here in the United States. But because of communism and the government controlling what people can actually do and what they can eat, it dictates their entire life” Keep in mind this is what Democrats want to bring here. Karen Bass and top Democrats would literally go listen to political speeches in Cuba Nancy Pelosi and a large group of House Democrats go with Barack Obama to Cuba Barbara Lee (Congresswoman, D-CA): Visited Cuba more than two dozen times. Met with Fidel Castro multiple times Pramila Jayapal (Congresswoman, D-WA, Chair of Congressional Progressive Caucus): Recent trips in 2024 and April 2026 Ilhan Omar also went to Cuba Jonathan Jackson (Congressman, D-IL) went too This should horrify every American

Why is our immigration minister Erica Stanford meeting with convicted criminal Daljit Singh to discuss immigration policy? Daljit has a track record of voter fraud and immigration fraud. He also had close ties to Baltej Singh who was recently busted for importing 700kg of meth. The Indian community should have zero influence over our immigration policy.

Hantavirus infects up to 100,000 people every year, yet suddenly a handful of cases on a cruise ship sparks a mass public health panic fanned by the WHO. We should be very suspicious as to why, says Dr David Bell. dailysceptic.org/2026/05/11/why…

This how the Covid hysteria ( NOT COVID) gave me cancer and changed my life forever.... In January of 2020 I had a sore throat that wouldn't go away. I went to my GP and she said it was probably allergies. So, I believed her. The pain came and went off and on. In February 2020, I went back because of pain and it was making me very anxious. She said, she didn't see anything and still thought it was allergies. By March, I could barely eat, the pain was killing me. She gave me medication for anxiety (I can't even remember what it was) and directed me to an ENT. By this time, everything was being shut down. That doctor scoped my throat. He said I had polyps but they were probably because I project my voice. Okay, that made sense because it's true. He flat out told me that they were not cancerous 100%. He said I could not have a PET Scan because with the "Covid guidelines" in place it was considered "elective" and couldn't be done. He said to come back in September for another check. In my mind I had seen three different doctors so they must be right. They couldn't do anything else anyway (Following the Covid guidelines) I was living in excruciating pain for months and on pain meds. In May, I fell (From pain meds) at home, alone, and shattered my ankle, lol (Not really funny, but I was like WTF) In the hospital I go, surgery, and now in a wheelchair 😂 I couldn't go to a residential rehab because it was only for stroke and heart attack people ( Per Covid guidelines) I'm not making this shit up, lol. I told the doctors at the hospital about my throat as well. It's like " You'll be fine" lol. I'm on a walker and at times still in a wheelchair because I'm still recovering BTW when it was September and time to go back and get scoped again at my ENT. He scoped me and said, "I'm referring you to an Oncologist, I think you have cancer" I SHIT YOU NOT that's what he said. I went to (Which is still my Oncologist, whose amazing) He did a PET, results were Stage 4 incurable Squamous Cell Carcinoma spread to Lymphnodes in neck. So yes, I remember the Covid restrictions. It almost killed me. To all the people pushing for another Pandemic, eat shit! Unless it's Ebola spreading like wildfire, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT AND I DON'T CARE. I beat Cancer against all odds and I'm very grateful. Many people died from the Covid restrictions. We can't ever allow that again. Thanks for listening 🩷

A peer reviewed study that addresses the Andes strain of hantavirus specifically says it CANNOT be passed from human to human…

I hope people are more discerning this time.

🚨Inside Communist-Controlled Cuba: As Cuba faces its largest humanitarian crisis in years amid growing tensions with the US, I went to see what 60+ years of communism has done to a country. Within 24 hours I was planning my escape out of the country after being followed by their intelligence agents, and a 2 star general waited to interrogate me outside my hotel room at 4 AM. Right now Cuba has no oil or gas, 7/10 people are going hungry, there is no medicine and some haven't even had eggs in a year. In communism there is no freedom of speech or press, and I was almost taken hostage for asking about communism. This is a look into Cuba like never before, no one truly knows how bad it is until now. Like and share this video like wildfire!

New York Police Department Captain James Wilson has been reassigned to be a 911 call operator after calling New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “An embarrassment” He’s also made statements critical of Democrats What happened to “No Kings” Not allowing criticism is what Kings do

New Zealand still hasn't figured this out

We should never FORGET labour. Just a small fraction of their wasteful ways. @NZNationalParty @actparty 1. 18 wallabies — $2.7 million A eradication programme costing $153,000 per wallaby and 26,000 hours of labour. Cheaper to fly each one business class back to Australia. 2. Three Waters — $1.2 billion torched Spent on a policy nobody wanted, that was immediately scrapped. Included $14,500 to write a single job description for a CEO who never existed. 3. RAT tests — $531 million sitting in warehouses Costing $100,000 per day just to store. Most never used. Private businesses could have managed this themselves. RATS were also approved over a year too late. 4. Mongrel Mob meth rehab — $2.75 million Including $239K on catering, $157K on Marae hire, and $100K hiring a van. 5. Virtual job expos — $835,000 Over two years. 126 people attended. That’s $6,626 per person to attend a Zoom call. 6. Shorter shower campaign — $2.8 million Printed in 7 languages. To tell people to have shorter showers. 7. Health recruitment ad campaign — $514,000 Launched globally to attract health professionals. Result: 3 interviews. 8. Overseas recruitment ad for Kiwis — $10,000 Spent promoting Australian citizenship to Kiwis already living in Australia. 9. Wig tour — $73,000 Taxpayer money to fund the Arts Minister’s husband’s “Ulu Cavu Wig Tour of New Zealand.” 10. Abandoned China immigration office — $3 million Kept paying rent on an office that had been closed for over a year. 11.) 2.Auckland Harbour cycling/walking bridge — more than $50 million spent before the project was cancelled 12.) Auckland light rail 229 million spent wjth not a single meter of track put in the ground before scrapped. ( over 1 mil a week ) 13.Workforce Development Councils 65 million a year for bodies critics said delivered little tangible value; subsequently disestablished. 14.)RNZ/TVNZ public media merger — about $20 million spent before the merger was abandoned 15.)Let’s Get Wellington Moving — around $35 million spent on consultant fees while only about $250,000 went to actual construction before the programme was wound down 16.The Taliban publicly praised the NZ Labour government after receiving a $3 million donation framed as humanitarian aid. 17.)11. $842,000 to research ethnic women in NZ politics Nearly a million dollars to study the experiences of ethnic women as politicians within NZ’s political system. A topic that could’ve been handled with a university research grant for a fraction of that 18.).... could keep going and going.

I just finished an interview with Brad from Across Nigeria… and honestly, I’m sitting here stunned. Today, he buried 14 Christians in a mass grave. Two were infants. One was a 4-year-old child. And this isn’t some recycled internet story or political talking point. Brad was literally there today helping bury them. While on the way to investigate one attack, another Christian community was attacked. He said the violence is happening so fast they can barely keep up anymore. What shocked me even more is this: Brad shared that 72% of all Christians killed worldwide last year were killed in this region of Nigeria. 72%. And hardly anybody is talking about it. The mainstream media should be all over this. Instead, most people scrolling social media today have no idea our brothers and sisters in Christ are being slaughtered while churches are being forced underground. Guys… this matters. Please watch this interview. Please pray for these families. And PLEASE share this everywhere you can. At this point, WE are the media. WE are how people find out. WE are the distribution network. If enough ordinary people start sharing the truth, eventually the world will have to pay attention. Watch the full conversation and help us get this story out.

🚩Michael Laws this Morning : “WTF did Luxon and McClay sign this Indian deal when it reaffirms UNDRIP?” By reaffirming UNDRIP it gives Māori activists even more power, and is a public law risk of mammoth proportions. laws explains that since National signed this crap in 2010 with Act, it’s spurned co-governance and has given co-governance legal standing, every Waitangi claim since 2010 has cited UNDRIP as a justification for the claim, including Nga Tahu’s claim on fresh water. Laws surmises that Luxon, McClay and Seymour’s inexperience has allowed them to be duped. Maybe, or maybe they just don’t care. Michael notes that this reaffirmation of UNDRIP is in conflict with NZ Firsts coalition agreement that cites UNDRIP is irrelevant and should not be recognised or entered into any govt agreement. As if the Indian deal wasn’t dodgy enough, these clowns are intent on turning NZ into cross between South Africa and India. This is a major issue and MSM are t saying boo. Why would they? This deal is right up their progressive, globalist assholes. Te Gimp and Seymour are retards.

This is hard, kids. Real hard. Can you appreciate the touch on the controls necessary to be this smooth, this close?

@NickBuckleyMBE Page still looks like a woman.

I was looking forward to going to the cinema to watch The Odyssey. It would have been the first time going in a decade. I love epic films. But I’m not going now for this film is going to be woke crap. Helen Of Troy is now black. And Achilles is a trans man. I hate Hollywood.

ONE DAY BEFORE the hantavirus fear campaign began…WHO pandemic treaty talks COLLAPSED prompting Tedros to warn ​the next ​pandemic was "a matter ⁠of when, not if." Then suddenly… ONE DAY LATER... the cruise ship hantavirus media frenzy exploded. Don't fall for the Bill Gates-WHO pandemic profiteering complex.

This is one of the best short films I've seen in years. Very soon, we'll stop calling it "AI film" and just call it film.

The person who attacked my daughter, spat on my wife, and broke the restaurant's front door was not arrested by @metpoliceuk. Why? I was arrested again for defending my family 😂 This was the SUV they came in. Please repost

Watch the Navy Blue Angels choreographing their air show performance. It’s that precise! Absolutely zero wiggle room involved in performing these maneuvers. Crazy.