Saturday, 3 May 2025 — The Planning Motive
The posturing continues and the lies abound, but the confidence is shrinking and the reputation faltering. That sums up President Trump’s first 100 days in office. Only pain no gain. A storm is brewing.
The tariff war is ongoing with the Whitehouse declaring that trade deals are imminent as countries queue up in front of the Whitehouse gate. Despite this, no major deal has been announced to date. On Thursday the Chinese authorities indicated they were willing to consider overtures from Washington. Not so much the Chinese going to Washington as much as the Yanks coming to the Forbidden City in Beijing. But one thing is for sure, unless the Yanks are serious about de-escalation, the Chinese aren’t interested.
The New Dark Age 
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