by wj
I know the previous post says it's an open thread. But I didn't want to hijack the poetry discussion. So here's a new one.
Two things. First, his stupid tariffs notwithstanding, Trump appears to be helping Canada's economy on one front: building their high tech industry. He is making it ever harder for high tech talent to move to the US. Whereas Canada has taken the opposite approach
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/10/08/h-1b-as-immigration-furor-roils-silicon-valley-canada-smoothes-way-for-techies/
And there are signs that it's working.
So not only is his enthusiasm for dirty power leaving the rest of the world to dominate in clean power technology. He's helping others contest US dominance of the computer industry as well. Brilliant.
Second, we have a reminder that the Mueller probe isn't just about Russian interference. It appears that the Trump campaign was trying to get Israeli firms to do the same kind of fake social media accounts, etc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/us/politics/rick-gates-psy-group-trump.html
Meanwhile, back at US politics, we have this: North Dakota soybean farmers, caught in the trade war, watch the season run out on their crop
Money quote
A glimmer of hope, perhaps, for Senator Heitkamp's reelection effort.Posted by: wj | October 13, 2018 at 02:10 PM
What are they gonna do, vote for a Democrat? Lol.
Posted by: cleek | October 13, 2018 at 03:37 PM
Well she has been elected there before...
Posted by: Nigel | October 13, 2018 at 03:52 PM
What Nigel said.
Posted by: wj | October 13, 2018 at 04:37 PM
Well she has been elected there before...
Yes, but that was before this happened.
Posted by: sapient | October 13, 2018 at 05:18 PM