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Thunor 8 months ago
Follow me, and you'll receive semi-regular posts about the kind of topics you are looking for. I don't plan on delivering a "news feed", but equally I shan't be posting daily missives or fanfares about Nostr and Bitcoin. I already have deep knowledge of Globalization, the Ukraine conflict, 20th Century history, and a whole lot more. Furthermore, I have actually made an extended visit to China (back in 2001). I'm relatively new here on Primal. Ironically, only yesterday I too was suddenly recognizing your typical Nostr User's communal and somewhat narcissistic obsession with just two insular topics ... Nostr and Bitcoin. Meanwhile, there are real world issues to discuss. For example, there's already talk of imminent food shortages afflicting some stores and supermarkets in the West due to a collapse in Chinese Exports. Has North America really outsourced the supply of that many foodstuffs to China?? If so, then which corrupt fool organized that folly? Whatever the specifics, "Supply Chain Disruption" is already on the horizon. We are not yet seeing the consequences of tariffs imposed on China due to the Shipment + Transport lag, which roughly equates to 30 days (longer for ports situated on the East Coast, and inland cities such as Chicago). My sources have already pointed to 10th May as the date when the first "proverbial" starts to hit the fan. . image

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Thunor 8 months ago
FOOTNOTE: If China is your single source of specific spare parts for long-haul delivery vehicles, or refrigeration storage equipment, then disruptions to your food supply due to indirect distribution failures becomes a distinct possibility. Put another way ... to disrupt North America's food supply chain, a heavily tariffed China does not need to actually export edible items to North America, in order to trigger problems. All it needs is "made in China" components installed in strategic machinery needed to: ① safely store perishable food, and ② deliver fresh food from wholesale to local retailers.