US: News & Discussions

[The Juggernaut]

View: https://x.com/sidhant/status/1893503498245021909

 

[maximus777]

Who received that $18M on the Indian side? Can we rip that person/organization a new one? I hope babaji mahamaanav yugpurush leaderji will authorize it.

 

[Psacha123]

Trump announces ‘major Economic Development transactions’ with Russia.

Putin is ready to provide rare earths to US.


View: https://x.com/presssec/status/1894072592140517669?s=46


View: https://x.com/spectatorindex/status/1894122702237307292?s=46

 

[The Juggernaut]

View: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1894160928502858201

 

[maximus777]

Think it's a smart move from Vivek. He wants to stay clean from all the muck slinging that is bound to happen with doge. Being a governor will add to his credentials/experience as a political administrator which probably doge could not do.

 

[SKC]

Who received that $18M on the Indian side? Can we rip that person/organization a new one? I hope babaji mahamaanav yugpurush leaderji will authorize it.

Usual NGO route!

 

[Psacha123]

Who received that $18M on the Indian side? Can we rip that person/organization a new one? I hope babaji mahamaanav yugpurush leaderji will authorize it.

A preliminary investigation has already started, and was also confirmed by our MEA spox.

View: https://x.com/meghupdates/status/1893496605438890371?s=46

Having said that, I think even the BJP also probably got a small portion of it which is why nothing will come out of it.
The congress and BJP together amended the FCRA act retrospectively in light of FCRA violations on foreign funding after SC conviction of both the parties. Anand Ranganathan mentioned this many times in tv debates.

 

[Azaad]

View: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1894160928502858201

Think it's a smart move from Vivek. He wants to stay clean from all the muck slinging that is bound to happen with doge. Being a governor will add to his credentials/experience as a political administrator which probably doge could not do.

This guy is one smart cookie. Back in the day when he announced his candidature for the President of the US & was seeking the nomination of the Republican Party , the points he raised were remarkably similar to the ones Trump later raised & won on .

I observed back then that he could well be the sounding board the Trump team cooked up to gauge public mood & tweak their strategy accordingly.

Long short story , while Vivek attracted a lot of eyeballs & gained attention , that attention didn't translate into votes. Perhaps that was known , hence he was intentionally chosen for this job. But he did his job exceptionally well. The rest is history.

However Vivek utilised all that publicity to launch his bid for the governorship of Ohio hoping whatever deal he struck with Trump translates into his winning the party nomination & hopefully the election. Perhaps that was his intention since the very beginning - Governor of Ohio.

 

[Hari Sud]

Companies will Rush to Insulate themselves from Tariffs

A key component of Trump’s tariff policy is to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., reversing a 25-year trend of offshoring to China and other countries. That is his desired outcome. Trump has already succeeded in convincing Apple to manufacture high-end products domestically rather than outsourcing them to China. Apple plans to invest $500 billion in the U.S. alone, setting a precedent that other companies may follow.

Trump has often referenced the 25th President, William McKinley, and his 1890 tariff policies, which encouraged domestic manufacturing. McKinley used tariff revenue to fund incentives for businesses—an approach Trump intends to replicate.

However, Trump’s focus does not appear to be on bringing back lower-end manufacturing, such as clothing or inexpensive consumer goods. Instead, his agenda seems centred on high-value industries, including AI chips, AI-powered smartphones, high-end servers, automobiles, heavy machinery, electric batteries, and other advanced technologies.

To achieve this, Trump will need a highly skilled workforce—something that cannot be developed overnight. As a result, he may turn to countries like India to fill the gap.

Tariffs also serve as a protective measure for domestic manufacturers by preventing them from being undercut by cheaper foreign imports, particularly when those imports are sold below cost (a practice known as “dumping”). By increasing the price of imported goods, tariffs create a more level playing field for U.S. producers.

The net effect? Higher prices but also more domestic jobs.

At present, Trump is leveraging tariffs as a safeguard for critical U.S. industries, shielding them from unfair foreign competition. However, the trade-off remains: protection for American businesses comes at the cost of higher prices for consumers.

 

[johny_baba]

not that significant of news per se but still,
along with the FBI, Kashyap 'Kash' Patel has also become acting director of the notorious BATFE - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive

a republican heading BATFE or commonly called ATF, means more lenient gun laws overall, but since we're talking about FBI chief also serving as acting director of BATFE, you can guess some crackdown on illegal gun owners there is also expected