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glasgow. he is upset with wind power because scotland places some turbins off shore and he can see them from his golf course. great...
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Power generation is one area where China is kicking the world's collective behind. Half the US's capacity is 25-30 years old and in...
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Interesting these red states turning purple.
Maybe not now but China is growing by leaps and bound across many categories. Just saw...
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I don't think there is any other viable option right now. Europe is a mess. Many of the EU countries have lost the war on illegal...
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Agreed, US is the least bad option. Europe? Big structural problems + stagnant economy. Japan? Most indebted + oldest population...
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You nailed it on the head. Takes trust but under Trump do other nations trust the USA? It seems like the USA isn't trending in the right...
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China can make certain countries accept their currency (and they do) but a becoming a reserve currency requires trust. China has none...
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It was a special election so you have to take it with a grain of salt
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Economically (not in any particular order):
1. Trump doesn't expect any country to stop trading with China just like he doesn't expect...
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https://en.mercopress.com/2026/02/02/china-s-xi-calls-to-make-renminbi-a-powerful-currency-as-trump-is-ready-to-change-fed-s-chair?utm_so...
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Interesting article. I know the US is pushing for Argentina to end it's relationship with China but that seems impossible...
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Darn. Great info! Thanks!
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You're stuck in the red tape loop. You have to go down to Migraciones because you can NOT do this online. You have to be physically...
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This is great advice. I went down with my girlfriend that helped me. I ran into the same thing with the front line clerk not wanting...
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Where were you guys when I went through this a few weeks ago! I had to end up getting a lawyer to help me.