
Tariffs on China imports by the Trump administration led to a collapse in trans-Pacific ocean freight bookings by U.S. importers.

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training but at the same time having 100 million people daily asking a variety of questions will put up a server load
Facebook is a disaster that is happening in real time and yet
Facebook has for some reason decided I need to see a constant stream of compact, cutesy studio apartments with a variation of “this is all I need” captions.
Oh you still use it
There's still a lot going on globally:
https://www.marinetraffic.com/
But I don't expect the US to have a fun ride
This economist says there’s a 90% chance of a recession. Here’s the math.
During the 2018 trade war with China, the U.S. average tariff rate increased from 2% to 3%. Studies show that the impact on gross domestic product was between 0.25% and 0.7%.
Using the low end of the estimated impact, and Trump’s plan that at the moment calls for double-digit tariff rates, Slok says the negative impact on GDP in 2025 could be almost 4 percentage points — and that doesn’t even include the negative impact from uncertainty for consumer spending decisions and business planning.
So a 4% hit to GDP when GDP last year in the US increase by 2.8% does not sound good
Tariffs on China imports by the Trump administration led to a collapse in trans-Pacific ocean freight bookings by U.S. importers.
edit: oops I thought I was linking to the article: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tariff-shockwave-leads-to-collapse-in-ocean-container-bookings
Want to test the new GLM models
Which models are you referring to? These: https://github.com/THUDM/GLM-4 ?
Using DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Lite now, it's awesome!
Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy - Carbon Brief
Global power-sector emissions hit an “all-time high”, despite solar and wind power continuing to grow at record speed, according to analysis from Ember
I appreciate the news, but keep it realistic and well sourced. As in, link to the actual publication that makes this statement.
Yeah the post was pretty low quality, I did find this though:
Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy
tldr: power demand went up faster than renewables could be installed because of heat waves particularly in India, if it was an average year then renewables would have outpaced new demand, so on this basis renewables are still expected to outpace new demand over the next 5 years as there's still tons of projects being implemented
tbh I've been complaining about India for a while now, all the gains the west is making are being undone by them
I wish more countries were helping India install more renewables, low interest loans, lending tech expertise, whatever it takes
He did get a lot of things right:
Pope Francis says Trump 'is not a Christian,' Trump responds
“As if I could have taken a selfie or a photo while Karadima abused me and others and Juan Barros stood by watching it all,” tweeted Barros’s most vocal accuser, Juan Carlos Cruz. “These people are truly crazy, and the pontiff talks about atonement to the victims. Nothing has changed, and his plea for forgiveness is empty.”
Wasn't this then 6 months later:
Pope Francis begins purge at Chilean church over sex abuse scandal
Francis realized he had misjudged the Chilean situation after meeting with Cruz and reading the 2,300-page report compiled by two leading Vatican investigators about the depth of Chile’s scandal, which has devastated the credibility of the church in a once overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country in the pope’s native Latin America.
“A new day has begun in Chile’s Catholic Church!” tweeted Juan Carlos Cruz, the abuse survivor who denounced Barros for years and pressed for the Vatican to take action.
“I’m thrilled for all those who have fought to see this day,” he said. “The band of delinquent bishops … begins to disintegrate today.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-francis-begins-purge-at-chilean-church-over-sex-abuse-scandal https://apnews.com/article/33b208ef4bc84576a503b059629607db
Sounds like you could maybe... forgive him... for making a mistake while attempting to cleanup the worst mess in modern catholic history?
But I'm not a catholic or religious at all
The poor man...
rule 6
Francis was known as a liberal reformer, making headlines across the globe by permitting the blessing of same-sex couples and promoting global action on climate change.
Francis worked as a janitor and a chemical technician in the food-processing industry before entering the seminary.
He was outspoken about clergy abuse and called on the Catholic Church to "act decisively" against paedophile priests just months after his 2013 appointment.
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Randomly related, is there a french torrent tracker? I've seen some but they're all basically english american movies with french subs or dubs, looking for a tracker that focuses on french movies in French/Québécois natively
at the moment i mainly use https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en
I can't look at this graph and say that he is well liked by any demographic
Including this one which suggests if you're 40 or over you either haven't heard of him or hate him
I can't really confirm this, even in his target market (young boys) he's not popular
1/6 is positive which leaves 5/6 who either don't know, don't care or don't like him.
One in eight boys aged 6-15 (12%) say they agree with Tate’s views on women, compared to 17% of his views on masculinity and what it means to be a man, and 20% for his views on work and success.
The older we get the more unfavourable we view Tate
One of my favourites:
Louis Theroux's View Of Andrew Tate
The solution to false masculinity is to replace it with real masculinity
The overwhelming majority of men think Tate is a dumb twat, it's just that being a regular man doesn't get clicks or attention in the clicks and attention economy
from the other site:
Creepy is mostly men, wet is mostly women.
When it's mostly men you're just one of many (men) and only the truely creepy guys are considered creepy.
The higher the ratio of women the lower the bar for creepiness drops.
If your gym is very wet just looking around might already be considered creepy. Rules 1 and 2 apply.
there are right wing instances?
Bringing video diffusion to the masses.
lmao april 1st was a few days ago now putin
thank you mitch hedberg :P
Which model are you using?
Just thinking about making this a monthly post, which model are you using? what are the positives and negatives?
The Trump administration is considering barring Americans from accessing AI models created by the Chinese AI lab, DeepSeek.
The Trump administration is considering new restrictions on the Chinese AI lab DeepSeek that would limit it from buying Nvidia’s AI chips and potentially bar Americans from accessing its AI services, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Judgment is a victory for gender-critical feminist campaigners — and a blow for transgender rights activists.
Ukraine live: Zelensky says 'pressure is needed on Russia' after at least 32 killed in Sumy
At least 34 people have been killed, as the US envoy to Ukraine says the strikes cross "any lines of decency".
What happened to car colours?
Somebody posted this on the other site, thought I'd link to
The age of average by Alex Murrell https://www.alexmurrell.co.uk/articles/the-age-of-average
cars driving around without number plates
this might just be me but lately i’ve seen like 5 cars without their number plates on driving around
is this a tiktok (or more likely) a facebook trend?
China raises tariffs on US to 125% and said it's unwilling to go any higher.
"Even if the US continues to impose higher tariffs, it will no longer make economic sense and will become a joke in the history of world economy," said the Finance Ministry in a statement.
"At the current tariff level, there is no market acceptance for US goods exported to China. If the US continues to play the tariff numbers game, China will ignore it. However, if the US insists on continuing to substantially infringe on China's interests, China will resolutely counterattack and fight to the end," it continued.
what type of snake is this?
i’m guessing green tree python but just curious
“Huge win:” Federal Labor unveils $2.3bn plan to slash home battery costs by 30 pct
Federal Labor unveils plan to dramatically boost home battery uptake in Australia, through a national scheme that would cut the up-front cost of installation by thousands of dollars.
The European Sky Shield initiative brings together a coalition of willing nations to deploy 120 European fighter jets over Ukraine, offering real, tangible security guarantees
"We are grateful to the Bundestag for approving the decision to provide Ukraine with an additional 3 billion euros. In total, German support this year will amount to 7 billion euros." - Zelenskyy.
"I held a meeting with German Foreign Minister @ABaerbock. We discussed further support for our state, the path to a dignified peace, and the development of security guarantee formats.
Germany is a leader in Europe in the scale of assistance provided to Ukraine — from financial aid and weapons to strengthening our air defense. This includes 6 IRIS-T systems, 3 Patriot systems, and Gepard anti-aircraft guns. All this support has saved thousands of lives. We are grateful to the Bundestag for the decision to provide an additional 3 billion euros to Ukraine. In total, German support this year will amount to 7 billion euros.
We are grateful that German support for Ukraine remains unwavering and stable. We thank Germany, its Government, and all the German people for their significant ass
Live: Skycraper collapses in Bangkok after magnitude-7.7 earthquake hits Myanmar
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake has struck Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar, with the effects felt as far as Thailand and Vietnam.
News from Toretsk - Russian forces being pushed back
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Changed the title as I'm trying to de-clickbait youtube videos