ms.lane

I always piortize the adfree/ tracking free and non-profit sources.

If you’re not paying money for it, you’re the product.

Even moreso if they aren’t supported by advertising - how are they paying their bills?

I’d say NK falls into the same category as China.

Russia and Israel are his only friends. Both becuase they’re using him. What a tool Trump is.

He repeatedly took aim at Ireland’s historical low-tax policies, which helped lure US multinationals including Pfizer, Boston Scientific and Eli Lilly to its shores.

First time Trump has actually taken aim at something worthwhile. Ireland’s antagonistically low corporate tax rate and dodgy tax writeoffs for multinationals robs other countries of taxation used for public services so that Ireland gets just a little more for themselves, it’s a selfish, crappy move by Ireland and I’ve spoken out against it multiple times in the past.

I don’t think Trump will get it right though. He’ll probably realise sooner or later that his company has an Irish subsidiary for tax reasons.

Is Ireland an ‘Ally’ in the geopolitical sense though?

They’re a trading partner, a friend even.

But they don’t have a military to speak of, they can’t be anyone’s ‘ally’…