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Sony really said, “Here, have lossless audio you’ll never use.” We unpack the Super Audio CD saga in OBSOLETE Issue 2. patreon.com/c/ObsoleteSony
April 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Sony really said, “Here, have lossless audio you’ll never use.” We unpack the Super Audio CD saga in OBSOLETE Issue 2. patreon.com/c/ObsoleteSony
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European producers may end up seeing major benefits. Local demand is set for major expansion as a result of the recent massive German and EU spending packages. And competition will move to a more ‘local-for-local’ basis as tariffs remove the basis for globalisation. new-normal.com/geopolitics/...
Trump's tariffs may help 'Make Europe Great Again!' - New Normal
Donald Trump was very clear about his core economic policy before the election, when he argued that “To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff”.
new-normal.com
March 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
European producers may end up seeing major benefits. Local demand is set for major expansion as a result of the recent massive German and EU spending packages. And competition will move to a more ‘local-for-local’ basis as tariffs remove the basis for globalisation. new-normal.com/geopolitics/...
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History shows that moves towards European integration have often been turbo-charged by the need to respond to crisis. Or as German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, once noted: “What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger". new-normal.com/economic-gro...
Europe's new defence and infrastructure spend will be a game-changer for its economy - New Normal
Germany, France and the UK are leading a 'coalition of the willing' to support Ukraine. And in the process, they are starting to fire up the European economy after a long period of stagnation
new-normal.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
History shows that moves towards European integration have often been turbo-charged by the need to respond to crisis. Or as German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, once noted: “What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger". new-normal.com/economic-gro...
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Karen Karniol-Tambour argues that "If the United States is unwilling to continue to run big trade deficits, it means that the “pie” available to everyone else to produce more than they consume is shrinking."
This is a key, and often-overlooked, point.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
This is a key, and often-overlooked, point.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
Opinion | What Europe Fears Most About a Global Trade War
Europe, not Canada, Mexico or China, is most vulnerable to the fallout from Donald Trump’s mercantilist policies.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Karen Karniol-Tambour argues that "If the United States is unwilling to continue to run big trade deficits, it means that the “pie” available to everyone else to produce more than they consume is shrinking."
This is a key, and often-overlooked, point.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
This is a key, and often-overlooked, point.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
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We are now back in a world where geopolitics, not economics, drives decision-making. It is a world of shifting alliances. And so defence spending is set to be a key growth area for the future as Cold War 2.0 begins. new-normal.com/geopolitics/...
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” VI Lenin - New Normal
President Trump is dramatically upending the world we have known for most of our lives. The past 2 weeks have seen major shifts take place on trade and defense. And it seems, unfortunately, that we m...
new-normal.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We are now back in a world where geopolitics, not economics, drives decision-making. It is a world of shifting alliances. And so defence spending is set to be a key growth area for the future as Cold War 2.0 begins. new-normal.com/geopolitics/...
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If Trump was President in 1940
March 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If Trump was President in 1940
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“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world” President Reagan, 1988 new-normal.com/economic-gro...
Trump launches trade war with USA's top 3 trade partners - says Europe & key business sectors are next - New Normal
Canada, Mexico and China are America’s three largest trading partners, supplying the United States with cars, medicine, shoes, timber, electronics, steel and many other products.Together, they account...
new-normal.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world” President Reagan, 1988 new-normal.com/economic-gro...
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The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
Heil Tesla
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
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The collapse of Asia's main currencies versus the US$ confirms that our world is increasingly dominated by Known Unknowns. We know what the key issues might be, but we can only guess at how they might turn out. new-normal.com/financial-ev...
2025 will be a year of 'Known Unknowns' - we know the problems, but not how they will play out - New Normal
2025 will likely be a voyage into the unknown for many companies and investors
new-normal.com
January 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The collapse of Asia's main currencies versus the US$ confirms that our world is increasingly dominated by Known Unknowns. We know what the key issues might be, but we can only guess at how they might turn out. new-normal.com/financial-ev...
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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It is true that the 1930s were a period of beggar-thy-neighbor trade policies and declining global trade that left the global economy collectively worse off, and that this might hold lessons for us today, but it is important to get the story right.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
It is true that the 1930s were a period of beggar-thy-neighbor trade policies and declining global trade that left the global economy collectively worse off, and that this might hold lessons for us today, but it is important to get the story right.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Global Economy Braces for 1930s-Style Unilateralism
China’s decision this week to let its currency weaken against the dollar past a level it had defended for weeks highlights the potential for 2025 to see major tensions over exchange-rate policy.
www.bloomberg.com
January 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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It is true that the 1930s were a period of beggar-thy-neighbor trade policies and declining global trade that left the global economy collectively worse off, and that this might hold lessons for us today, but it is important to get the story right.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
It is true that the 1930s were a period of beggar-thy-neighbor trade policies and declining global trade that left the global economy collectively worse off, and that this might hold lessons for us today, but it is important to get the story right.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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January 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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All VGP deals http://buff.ly/3ZUaPHJ #ad
$35.99 US eShop https://buff.ly/48do0r8
All VGP deals http://buff.ly/3ZUaPHJ #ad
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If you missed it - start your new year with this excellent @wsj.com description of the Russian sleeper agents unmasked last year www.wsj.com/world/europe...
The Global Hunt for Putin’s ‘Sleeper Agents’
A quiet suburban mom, a hard-drinking war correspondent and an Arctic researcher were hiding in plain sight, championed by the Kremlin’s No. 1 fan of spy fiction.
www.wsj.com
January 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
If you missed it - start your new year with this excellent @wsj.com description of the Russian sleeper agents unmasked last year www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Europe is expected to have its coldest winter since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the continent already dipping deeper than usual into gas storage as temperatures plummet. new-normal.com/economic-out...
La Niña effect increases natural gas prices as colder weather forecast for N America & Europe - New Normal
US natural gas prices are starting to move again after a year of hitting record lows
new-normal.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Europe is expected to have its coldest winter since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the continent already dipping deeper than usual into gas storage as temperatures plummet. new-normal.com/economic-out...
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Today’s population growth is mainly due to increasing life expectancy, not babies being born. And these Perennials 55+ are the most under-served generation in history. Companies who pivot to meet their needs are likely to be very successful new-normal.com/economic-gro...
Companies need to refocus to avoid over-capacity problems ahead - New Normal
Chemicals are the best leading indicator for the global economy. And they are confirming the problems created by 20 years of central bank stimulus
new-normal.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Today’s population growth is mainly due to increasing life expectancy, not babies being born. And these Perennials 55+ are the most under-served generation in history. Companies who pivot to meet their needs are likely to be very successful new-normal.com/economic-gro...