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@#24 ... About this podcast? - YES ...
No, not about this particular podcast.
But more to the point that your current alias seems to be out of touch with the current podcasts and their relative popularity.
Joe Rogan loses top podcast spot to anti-Trump MeidasTouch Podcast
tribune.com.pk
... Joe Rogan's long-held position as the number one podcast in the U.S. has been overtaken by The MeidasTouch Podcast, a show known for its criticism of former President Donald Trump. According to Podscribe data,
The Joe Rogan Experience slipped to second place, with 48.6 million downloads and plays -- a 32 percent drop from the previous month. As Rogan's numbers declined, The MeidasTouch Podcast surged to the top, reflecting a shift in audience interest, with 56 million downloads, marking a 101 percent increase in reach. ...
@#3 ... Democrats suck. ...
Yeah, I was surprised as well about the support he got from the Democrats.
Their support seemed to be more of, well, he's not done anything that detracts, instead of, what does he have to qualify?
OK, the two Senators for my state voted "nay" so I'm not gonna need to send emails to their offices.
Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sean Duffy, of WI, to be Secretary of Transportation )
www.senate.gov
I'd proffer that these occurrences may happen when a TV reality star, with no apparent experience in transportation, is named as the Sec of Transportation for the Country.
Sean Duffy
en.wikipedia.org
... Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, lawyer, former prosecutor, and former television personality who has served as the 20th United States secretary of transportation since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2019.
After graduating from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and William Mitchell College of Law, Duffy first gained fame as a cast member on The Real World: Boston, Road Rules: All Stars and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin, from 2002 to 2010, and as congressman from Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. After resigning from Congress, he became a lobbyist and a Fox Business television co-host.
On November 18, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump named Duffy to be his nominee for U.S. Secretary of Transportation in his second presidency. He was confirmed by the United States Senate to the office on January 28, 2025 by a vote of 77"22 and was sworn in later that day.[1] ...
So, I guess Pres Trump seems to think that participating in MTV's "Road Rules" show is the experience he desires in the Sec of Transportation for the United States?
... who argue in their complaint that President Trump's efforts to "radically restructure and dismantle the federal government" without any authorization from Congress violate the Constitution. ...
The Constitution that Pres Trump has sworn twice to uphold.
Yet, when asked ...
Trump says he doesn't know if he needs to uphold constitutional due process
www.theguardian.com
So, what is it?
Or has his mental acumen deteriorated so much that he seems to have forgotten the oaths he has taken?
A twist in the plot ...
Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico's name for US users
www.theguardian.com
... Mexico has sued Google for changing the Gulf of Mexico's name to "Gulf of America" for Google Maps users in the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's president, said on Friday.
"The lawsuit has already been filed," Sheinbaum said at her morning news conference, without saying where and when it was submitted.
On Thursday, Republicans in the House of Representatives approved legislation to codify Donald Trump's policy of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America".
The measure was sponsored by rightwing Georgia lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene and passed nearly along party lines, with all Democrats opposed and almost every Republican, with the exception of vulnerable Nebraska representative Don Bacon, voting in favor. ...
@#19 ... British steel is now tariff-free. The much shrivelled and shrunken British steel industry is no doubt in raptures. It doesn't have anything like the production capacity to make any sort of impression in the US market. ...
Another view ...
What is in the UK-US tariff deal?
www.bbc.com
... No tariffs on steel and aluminium
A 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports into the US that came into effect in March has been scrapped.
This is good news for firms such as British Steel which was brought under government control as it struggled to stay operational.
However, the White House said it would impose a quota on the "most favoured nation rates for UK steel and aluminium and certain derivative steel and aluminium products."
It is currently unclear how much of these products the UK will be able to export to the US under this quota system without paying more.
It is also unclear whether the scrapping of tariffs will apply to steel derivative products and whether only steel melted and poured in the UK will benefit.
The UK exports a relatively small amount of steel and aluminium to the US, about 700m in total.
However, the tariffs also cover products made with steel and aluminium, including things such as gym equipment, furniture and machinery.
These are worth much more, about 2.2bn, or about 5% of UK exports to the US last year.
Industry body Steel UK said there were "a number hoops to jump through before the UK steel sector can see the benefits of this deal".
It said firms needed to know what supply chain conditions need to be met, what the quotas are and when they take effect. ...
So, subject to future negotiations,nothing definite now, it seems.
@#12 ... As an example - ... Joe Rogan ...
Joe Rogan loses top podcast spot to anti-Trump MeidasTouch Podcast (February 2025)
tribune.com.pk
... Joe Rogan's long-held position as the number one podcast in the U.S. has been overtaken by The MeidasTouch Podcast, a show known for its criticism of former President Donald Trump. According to Podscribe data,
The Joe Rogan Experience slipped to second place, with 48.6 million downloads and plays"a 32 percent drop from the previous month.
As Rogan's numbers declined, The MeidasTouch Podcast surged to the top, reflecting a shift in audience interest, with 56 million downloads, marking a 101 percent increase in reach. ...
Do try to keep up ...
@#7 ... This is exactly why NO BUSINESSES will move onshore. ...
Yup, for all the reasons your comment states.
Plus one more your comment implies but does not overtly state ...
For a business to move a factory back to the US and employ US workers, well, that's a three to five year commitment. In addition to the cost you cite.
So, what company is going to commit to such a long-term commitment when Pres Trump's trade policies seem to change from week to week?
And now, it seems that Pres Trump (looking quite tired in his Oval Office media appearances of late) seems to be retreating from his "I won't back down" position ahead of the talks wih China this weekend?
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down (1989)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Well, I won't back down
No, I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of Hell
But I won't back down
No, I'll stand my ground
Won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down
...
Then there's this from that genius.com link...
... "I Won't Back Down" was inspired by a devastating 1987 incident where an arsonist set fire to Tom Petty's California home on his wife's birthday while his family was eating breakfast:
It really frightened me. They didn't just try to kill me, they tried to wipe out my whole family.
...
But, that aside, Pres Trump did look to back down in his manufactured stand-off with China. Apparently giving in to China's request for him to lower tariffs before talks could begin.
April 2025 Podcast Rankings
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