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fArt of the deal, voljum mlogo: Pentagon leaders are calling for thousands of drones to prepare for war in the Pacific. But as Trump’s tariffs escalate tensions with China, they face an uncomfortable reality: Silicon Valley’s drone companies are addicted to Chinese components.

The Atlantic objasnio. Uprkos krasnovu, velika je Amerika, dok god ima ovakve novinare i novine. Trump’s Plan to Sell Out Ukraine to Russia His proposal to end the war isn’t a peace plan—it’s a reward for aggression. Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that he would make peace between Ukraine and Russia in a day. Three months later, he’s behind schedule, and his plan now is to end the fighting quickly by selling out Ukraine and its people to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The proposal that Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pushing is not a framework for peace, but a rich and bloody reward to Moscow for three years of aggression and war crimes. The Russians might do some performative caviling, but the Americans are offering Putin a dream of a deal If Trump has his way, Washington will lift sanctions against Russia; both sides will accept a cease-fire in place (leaving Russian troops on newly conquered Ukrainian territory), and the United States will agree to recognize Crimea as part of Russia (leaving the Kremlin with full ownership of previously conquered territory). For this, Ukraine gets basically nothing, except a vaporous security guarantee from an American president who has made clear his hostility to Ukraine and its leaders, an animus that became especially clear when Trump and Vance ambushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a White House meeting last month. The Trump “peace” plan is no such thing; it is an instrument of surrender, and the Ukrainians are unlikely to accept it. Trump’s proposal would functionally destroy Ukraine, which would limp away from the deal as a vulnerable rump state, shorn of some 20 percent of its territory and millions of its citizens. It would cede control over its foreign policy by promising never to join NATO—an ironic Russian demand, given how starkly Putin’s invasion has reminded the world why alliances such as NATO must continue to exist. But NATO membership is a distant issue compared with the immediate problem: If Kyiv agrees to Trump’s proposal, whatever is left of the Ukrainian state will soon be an easy target for the Kremlin. Once the Russian economy recovers and Russia’s forces catch their breath, Putin will finish the job of conquering Ukraine with even greater vengeance and violence. Time and space are on Moscow’s side, and Trump intends to give Putin plenty of both. The Americans have threatened to walk away from the process if either side refuses Trump’s deal, but no one can believe that this is even a token attempt to pressure Moscow. The White House is aiming its rhetorical fire squarely at Zelensky. Earlier today, Trump ranted at Zelensky on his Truth Social media platform, telling the Ukrainian president that he “can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country. We are very close to a Deal, but the man with ‘no cards to play’ should now, finally, GET IT DONE.” Zelensky, for his part, continues to insist on an “immediate, full, and unconditional cease-fire” before he agrees to further negotiations, a position Trump will likely use as a pretext for abandoning further talks. Vance, meanwhile, has adopted a classic position of moral equivalence, as if the people shooting at each other—and their reasons for fighting—are indistinguishable. “The only way to really stop the killing,” he said in India today, “is for the armies to both put down their weapons, to freeze this thing, and to get on with the business of actually building a better Russia and a better Ukraine.” (The vice president might just be toeing Trump’s line, but if his previous statements on international affairs are a guide, he really does seem to have a dismally simplistic understanding of geopolitics. He showcased this strategic shallowness during his embarrassing speech in Munich in February, when he scolded America’s allies about their domestic politics, as if the Europeans were merely a collection of unimportant U.S. congressional delegations.) We need not invoke World War II comparisons to recognize the moral and political vacuity of the Trump-Vance position. Instead, imagine intervening in other wars of aggression, such as the Korean War in 1950, and telling the embattled southern forces after Pyongyang’s massive invasion that both sides “need to put down their weapons and build a better North and South Korea.” Or perhaps after Iraq attempted to erase Kuwait from the map in 1990, America and the United Nations should have told the states of the Persian Gulf that sometimes countries just disappear, and that both Saddam Hussein’s army and what was left of Kuwait’s forces needed to put their guns down. Trump is not a fair broker: He is acting as a de facto Russian ally and making demands as Moscow’s proxy. Perhaps Europe and other nations will be able to fill the void left by American cowardice, but no one should blame the Ukrainians if they refuse to bow to Washington’s demand that they accept a grim destiny as Moscow’s newest serfs. EDIT Kad smo već kod medija, evo jedan čerčilovski billboard The Telegrapha:

1) Zelenski po postojećem ukrajinskom ustavu ne može da pristane ni na kakve teritorijalne ustupke, dakle nije samo stvar toga šta Zelenski hoće ili neće. Ne kažem da do toga ne može da se dođe kroz proces koji podrazumijeva prethodnu promjenu ustava, ali Trump i njegovi traže momentalne rezultate, ignorišući pritom zakon i proceduru (kao i u svemu što rade, uostalom). 2) Amerikanci ne nude nikakve sigurnosne garancije.

To nije pretplata za mobilni telefon pa da tek tako kažeš sorry izlazim iz ugovora, to (članstvo u STO i sve što ono povlači) je multilateralni međudržavni ugovor i, kada se jednom ratifikuje, je iznad nacionalnih zakona, ako si pravnica toliko valjda znaš. Jednostrano napuštanje takvih ugovora je siledžijstvo, tako da su pridjevi koje koristim gross understatement. Postoje mehanizmi u okviru STO kroz koje može da se pregovara bez divljanja i zloglupila, ali to prosto nije Trumpov fazon, njemu je bitnije da izađe na TV i priča kako mu strani lideri ljube dupe, nego da stvarno nešto uradi. Što se tiče trika koji je Kanada primijenila na mlječne proizvode, taj trik postoji samo u tvojoj glavi. Kanađani su pregovarali zaštitu sektora koji smatraju ključnim za svoj prehrambeni suverenitet i uspjeli da ispregovaraju da ih SAD i Meksiko svojevoljno potpišu.

Svejedno nije lišena totalno očiglednih ruskih propagandnih kvaziargumenata, konkretno rezona da je Krim ruski zato što je na njemu ruska mornarička baza. EDIT: Zelenski je rekao da je američki predlog suprotan ustavu Ukrajine i da samim time nema o čemu da se priča, mislim da je krasnov dobio izgovor koji je tražio da obustavi svaku pomoć Ukrajini i da potpuno se potpuno outuje kao KGB asset.

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that high tariffs between the United States and China are not sustainable, as President Donald Trump's administration signaled openness to de-escalating a trade war between the world's two largest economies that has raised fears of recession. Ovo se na čistom američkom zove underrolling one's tail 🙄

Daj liku stvarno ne pravi baš svakog dana budalu od sebe. Pričaš o carinama koje potpadaju pod pravila Svjetske Trgovinske Organizacije, što znači da su se oko njih svojevoljno usaglasile 164 članice STO, uključujući i SAD.

Koje druge carine za uvoz robe iz SAD u EU postoje?

ili približavanje sa Kinom: WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - The White House would look at lowering tariffs on imported Chinese goods pending talks with Beijing, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, adding that any action would be in conjunction with negotiations and not made unilaterally. ili udaljavanje od Kine ili približavanje sa Kinom ili udaljavanje od Kine i tako kako koji dan 😁 Uzgred, čemu laganje da se od saveznika traži samo da spuste carine na američku robu kad je to provjerljivo za nekoliko sekundi? The European Union will have to commit to buying $350 billion of American energy to get a reprieve from Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, the U.S. president said late Monday, dismissing Brussels' offer of "zero-for-zero" tariffs on cars and industrial goods.

Reuters kaže da su Ukrajinci poslali evropskim partnerima dopis kojim ih obavještavaju da nema pregovora o teritorijama prije uspostavljanja sveobuhvatnog primirja i da je Rubio vjerovatno odlučio da ne dođe u London na zakazane konsultacije na nivou ministara spoljnih poslova zato što su Amerikanci sa rusima načelno dogovorili nešto drugo: A source close to the discussions said the downgrading of the trip came after Ukraine drafted a paper for the Europeans on Tuesday, in which it said there would be no discussions on territorial issues until "a full and unconditional ceasefire". The source said the apparent U.S. nervousness could indicate that the Ukrainian position did not align with what Washington's representatives had agreed so far with the Russians. kompletan članak Doduše, može da ima veze i sa time što su Evropljani juče po prvi put od povratka krasnova na vlast imali priliku da Amerikancima prezentiraju šta su za njih crvene linije u pregovorima: Europeans outlined non-negotiable issues to US for Ukraine-Russia peace deal, French minister says Ja se nadam da su u pitanju oba, jer bi to potvrdilo da postoji ozbiljno jedinstvo između Ukrajine, Njemačke, Francuske i Velike Britanije.

Iako dnevna doza i njegovi obožavatelji lažu da trade deal sa Vijetnamom samo što nije, potezi vijetnamskih vlasti pokazuju suprotno - Vijetnam traži načine da dugoročno kompenzuje pad robne razmjene sa SAD: HANOI, April 23 (Reuters) - Vietnam is seeking to speed up its negotiations for new free trade agreements while more effectively exploiting the 17 ones it has already signed, as its export-reliant economy is bracing for U.S. tariffs. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, in a directive issued late on Tuesday, urged the trade ministry to conclude or start free trade agreement talks with India, Brazil, Pakistan, Egypt and other markets in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. U ostalim vijestima - i Evropska Komisija zna da pumpa, kad nema drugog izbora: BRUSSELS, April 23 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab was fined 500 million euros ($570 million) on Wednesday and Meta (META.O), opens new tab 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech. The EU fines could stoke tensions with U.S President Donald Trump who has threatened to levy tariffs against countries that penalise U.S. companies. They follow a year-long investigation by the European Commission, the EU executive, into whether the companies comply with the Digital Markets Act that seeks to allow smaller rivals into markets dominated by the biggest companies. Apple said it would challenge the EU fine. "Today's announcements are yet another example of the European Commission unfairly targeting Apple in a series of decisions that are bad for the privacy and security of our users, bad for products, and force us to give away our technology for free," Apple said in an emailed statement. Meta also criticised the EU decision. "The European Commission is attempting to handicap successful American businesses while allowing Chinese and European companies to operate under different standards," it said in an emailed statement. "This isn't just about a fine; the Commission forcing us to change our business model, effectively imposing a multi-billion-dollar tariff on Meta while requiring us to offer an inferior service."

Dobro je to sve dok se Japanci ne sjete da može da se napravi i hentai...

Teša Tešanović bi ga učinio poznatim

Vjerovatno je u nedostaku pouzdanih informacija neko spekulisao ili prosto pogriješio. Razumijem da bi bio spreman na određene ustupke u zamjenu za priznanje Krima, ali nema šanse da se odrekne kopnenog mosta od rusije ka krimu (kako zbog praktičnosti te veze, tako i zato što mora da zadrži Mariupolj pod ruskom vlašću kako nikad ne bi bili prezentovani sveobuhvatni dokazi o razmjerama civilnih žrtava tamo, koje se po svemu sudeći približavaju genocidu) i nema šanse da se odrekne Donjecka niti ovoga što je relativno nedavno okupirano južno, zapadno i sjeverno od Donjecka i što ga stavlja van domašaja ukrainske cijevne artiljerije). Takođe mislim da je ovaj okupirani dio Hersonske oblasti južno i istočno od Dnjepra off limits, jer je bitan za snabdijevanje Krima vodom, a i drži Ukrajince podalje od njega.

Da nisu ovo oni homegrowns? As leaders of America’s colleges, universities, and scholarly societies, we speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education. We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight. However, we must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, and work on our campuses. We will always seek effective and fair financial practices, but we must reject the coercive use of public research funding. America’s system of higher learning is as varied as the goals and dreams of the students it serves. It includes research universities and community colleges; comprehensive universities and liberal arts colleges; public institutions and private ones; freestanding and multi-site campuses. Some institutions are designed for all students, and others are dedicated to serving particular groups. Yet, American institutions of higher learning have in common the essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom. Our colleges and universities share a commitment to serve as centers of open inquiry where, in their pursuit of truth, faculty, students, and staff are free to exchange ideas and opinions across a full range of viewpoints without fear of retribution, censorship, or deportation. Because of these freedoms, American institutions of higher learning are essential to American prosperity and serve as productive partners with government in promoting the common good. Colleges and universities are engines of opportunity and mobility, anchor institutions that contribute to economic and cultural vitality regionally and in our local communities. They foster creativity and innovation, provide human resources to meet the fast-changing demands of our dynamic workforce, and are themselves major employers. They nurture the scholarly pursuits that ensure America’s leadership in research, and many provide healthcare and other essential services. Most fundamentally, America’s colleges and universities prepare an educated citizenry to sustain our democracy. The price of abridging the defining freedoms of American higher education will be paid by our students and our society. On behalf of our current and future students, and all who work at and benefit from our institutions, we call for constructive engagement that improves our institutions and serves our republic. EDIT: link

To je poenta, bukvalno nikad nisam jače navijao nego sad za to da se pokaže istinitim to čime se Amerikanci oduvijek hvale - da je njihova demokratija najčvršća i najvitalnija na svijetu - pa da na vlast dođu neki ljudi koji će da pokupe ovu bandu i da im sude za veleizdaju.

Ko je ponešto čit'o knjige starostavne (znam da je to pravoslavlju i katoličanstvu fešn no-no) ima sasvim dovoljno materijala da i Čizusa proglasi za komuljistu. Fale još ženomrzac i promovisao siromaštvo kao vrlinu da dobijemo pojednostavljenu definiciju katoličke crkve.

U članku koji sam postavio piše suprotno.

Ima nekoliko godina kako to više nije tačno, Kinezi su ih preskočili još u periodu 2018 - 2020, i to posebno u top 1% najviše citiranih radova: China overtakes the US in scientific research output

Još malo o posledicama mudrih odluka dnevne doze: Many Canadian 'snowbirds' in US looking to pack up and fly north - for good April 22 (Reuters) - The number of Canadian "snowbirds" planning to sell their second homes in sunny Florida and Arizona has surged this spring, many of them put off by the sudden chill that has blanketed relations between their homeland and the U.S. Real estate agents say they are seeing more Canadians cashing out, further softening property prices in warm-weather states that have long attracted retirees and tourists from cold and snowy Canada. Canadians spent close to $6 billion on U.S. real estate from April 2023 to March 2024 - making up 13% of all foreign transactions - more than any other nationality, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. Nearly half of the homes purchased by Canadians were for vacation purposes, with Florida, Arizona and Hawaii ranking as the top markets. Last week, Tracy and Dale McMullen sold their vacation home in Buckeye, Arizona, a property they owned for five years. The Alberta residents, who usually spend four to five months in Arizona a year, said they are not planning to come back. "We decided to sell the property after the current POTUS took office," said Dale, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, who was inaugurated for the second time in January. "It was time to leave. We felt we could not trust what he might do next to us as individuals and to our country. We no longer felt welcome nor safe." Canadians are feeling stung by the actions and words of the Trump administration, which has imposed steep trade tariffs on its northern neighbor, threatening Canada's export-dependent economy. Trump's repeated suggestions that Canada should become a U.S. state, and his derogatory references to now-former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "governor" have annoyed Canadians and offended their national pride. As a result, many Canadians are boycotting U.S.-made goods, such as bourbon and produce and canceling trips to U.S. destinations. Canadian return flights from the U.S. fell 13.5% in March from a year earlier, according to Statistics Canada. Canadian-resident return trips by automobile fell about 32%. Real estate is now facing a similar pullback in demand. Laurie Lavine, a realtor in Arizona who helped the McMullens with their sale, told Reuters that he currently has 18 listings from Canadians looking to sell, compared with the usual two to four per quarter. Trade friction and the current weakness of the Canadian dollar are also contributing to the pullback, Lavine said. Canadians are also feeling "picked on," with U.S. border agents enforcing stricter rules on entering the country, he added. Beginning this month, the Trump administration is requiring all foreigners 14 or older to register and submit fingerprints if they stay beyond 30 days. Canadians, who previously could visit for up to six months without a visa, are subject to the new requirement. FLORIDA HIT HARD The sour feelings that many Canadians suddenly feel toward the U.S. are having a big impact on the property market in Florida, one of the closest warm-weather states to Ontario and Quebec, Canada's most populous provinces. "South Florida's residential market has for decades been reliant on the annual influx of Canadian snowbirds who either own property and pay property tax or rent for the winter months - either way, a boost to the economy," said Ermengarde Jabir, a director of economic research at Moody's Analytics. The first quarter is typically the peak buying season for condominiums in the region, coinciding with when many snowbirds are in town, said Andrea Hartmann, managing partner of the Sandy Hartmann Group, a real estate firm in the Tampa Bay area. "Since the beginning of the year we have not received an offer from a Canadian buyer even once, and normally we would," she said. Florida's housing market is already reeling. Prospective buyers have faced rising insurance premiums, concerns over climate change and a series of devastating hurricanes in recent years. In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater region, mortgage lock volume for second homes - or the number of buyers securing rates ahead of purchases - fell 25% on a year-over-year basis in the first quarter of 2025, according to Optimal Blue, a mortgage technology and data company. "Now with the political issue, the cost of maintaining a place here in Florida and the insurance, a lot of them decided to sell and go," said Ken O'Brian, owner of Southwest Coast Realty in Naples, which has specialized in helping Canadians purchase properties in Florida for about 20 years. "There is no incentive to come to the States anymore," said Donny B., a native of Ontario who is looking to sell his two investment properties in Florida. Like many snowbirds interviewed for this story, he declined to give his surname, saying he feared backlash. He said he decided to sell because of the political uncertainty, the exchange rate and concern about whether Floridians would still welcome Canadians in the current climate. "I got down here on Wednesday and I was nervous. I'm like, 'are people going to be 'pissed off' at me?'" Other states have started to see an exodus as well. Agents in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California, are working with Canadian sellers who are quietly preparing to let go of their second homes, said Fatima Malik, global real estate advisor at Engel & Volkers Beverly Hills. "Some are holding back to see how things play out, but others are already shifting their sights toward places like Portugal, Mexico, and parts of France," she added.

Imaš na temi o SAD tekstove o nečemu što zahvaljujući mudroj politici precednika Trumpa počinje da liči na brain drain.

Još jedan veliki uspjeh zbog kog će Sjedinjenodržavljanima biti bolje: US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. The suspension is another disruption to the nation's food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the FDA, as part of President Donald Trump's effort to shrink the federal workforce. The FDA this month also suspended existing and developing programs that ensured accurate testing for bird flu in milk and cheese and pathogens like the parasite Cyclospora in other food products. Effective Monday, the agency suspended its proficiency testing program for Grade "A" raw milk and finished products, according to the email sent in the morning from the FDA's Division of Dairy Safety and addressed to "Network Laboratories." Grade "A" milk, or fluid milk, meets the highest sanitary standards. The testing program was suspended because FDA's Moffett Center Proficiency Testing Laboratory, part of its division overseeing food safety, "is no longer able to provide laboratory support for proficiency testing and data analysis," the email said. HHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Trump administration has proposed cutting $40 billion from the agency. The FDA's proficiency testing programs ensure consistency and accuracy across the nation's network of food safety laboratories. Laboratories also rely on those quality control tests to meet standards for accreditation. "The FDA is actively evaluating alternative approaches for the upcoming fiscal year and will keep all participating laboratories informed as new information becomes available," the email said.

Sad još ti da naučiš da koristiš google, pa da vidiš kako se na srpskom kaže "critical". Uzgred budi rečeno, nisam tvrdio da se izraz Sjedinjenodržavljanin koristi u SAD, nego u Americi. Možda ti za razliku od tvoje koleginice dobaciš do te razlike, kad napišem da si zaboravio, to ipak implicira i da si nekad nešto znao.

Ne lupaj samo da bi tvoja bila hronološki poslednja, radilo se o odgovoru na tvoje iščuđavanje na ime Sjedinjenodržavljani i na činjenicu da vas stotine miliona ljudi svakodnevno nazivaju upravo Sjedinjenodržavljanima, kao i na hinjenje nepoznavaoca nekoliko jezika da nije čuo taj izraz na španskom.