@carlquintanilla.bsky.social got it exactly correct. China has other buyers. Also, other sellers (Argentina for soybeans, for instance). We are a long way from the 1950s when the USA, largely undamaged after WW II, could set the trade rules for the world.

You're right, that's my bad. I'm really putting minimal effort into this stupid thread

Why is it that I have to do additional digging to find the basic context of a random social media post?

It's lazy, confusing comms.

Thought 1: Political violence is bad.

Thought 2: End the shut down

Yes, this is the type of clear, coherent comms we need from the *Speaker of the House" 🙄

Is this even a coherent thought? Wtf is this supposed to mean?

This really fucking sucks!!! I’m not even paid to be here by an outlet, so doing this is just fucking me personally!

"cause I care about" = fall of democracy and rise of authoritarianism. By his own word, this isn't some random Go Fund Me 🙄

Pritzker is a fucking billionaire. Forgive me if I think these people are completely full of shit

Once Newsom liquidates his restaurants, vineyards, and other assets and pumps that money into democratic campaigns across the country, I'll take him seriously.

Until then, he's just another rich asshole using a crisis to benefit himself

What could possibly go wrong by not giving people an opportunity to change their mind?

Perhaps liberals should stop being purists and start welcoming people into our coalition

Being dismissive about this crime is exactly the wrong way to handle this situation

The left is still struggling to communicate with people and when someone on the right does it very effectively, we call him a Nazi and move on rather than acknowledge, "damn they are good at this, maybe we need to figure this out for ourselves"

This is a terrible headline for what is actually a well articulate piece. It's not praising Kirk's positions, just his effectiveness at getting his message across.

Literally no new organization is reporting this. Maybe just pause for a second and let the dog clear up before reposting Trump for engagement