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  1. mat200

    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    wow, .. crazy ..
  2. mat200

    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Makes you go .. hmmmm
  3. mat200

    Money & Economics

    I believe you are being gaslighted .. re the Tariffs, there's a good interview with Tim Lee which covers more on it that is interesting. I'm still looking for a good link on it. ( Trump and the White House is clearly gaslighting us on the actual Tariff data .. it may serve a point, as many...
  4. mat200

    Money & Economics

    Lol the "Tariffs" posted by Trump appear to be in some cases a ratio of the trade deficit. SO just more gaslighting if you really care about truth Last I checked China now has added 34% tariffs on us goods
  5. mat200

    Money & Economics

    Imho EPA standards should be paused also. Getting tired of having too many plastics parts break in my car
  6. mat200

    Funny / Satire

    Guess this explains the increase in Latinas on OnlyFans
  7. mat200

    Money & Economics

    I have seen reports that China's Real Estate and Infrastructure was about 31% of their GDP .. all of that is basically now in the shitter so to speak. Europe and USA are the biggest value consumers of Chinese produced goods, and China has failed to make their own people solid consumers. I do...
  8. mat200

    Money & Economics

    "Agreed, Europe will continue to try and provoke Russia into a bigger longer war. They have to, they're broke." Europe never wanted this war PERIOD. Europe does NOT want to provoke Russia. Europe was happy enough with the status of post 2014 with Russia .. Russia's 2022 re-invasion of Ukraine...
  9. mat200

    Money & Economics

    Interesting Read .. I do not see USA able to fully get the industrial base back into the USA Europe will still see Russia as a greater threat to them than China, while the USA sees it the other way around. I do not see how they can reconciliate this. USA defense industry definitely getting...
  10. mat200

    Money & Economics

    Twitter / X .. looks like they are forcing people to sign up to read the threads :( iirc either Scott Bessent or Howard Lutnick had previously written a piece which may have some insight to the recent White House moves .. don't recall if it was a piece in the economist or similar too many pay...
  11. mat200

    Britain is Lost

    parts of the EU have some strict press rules, including anti-Nazi one's on the books that really do make it hard for American Tech Companies who have more freedom of the Press in the USA. Honestly, the USA looked to be sliding into anti-1A all in the last 4 years .. as well as the UK Europe...
  12. mat200

    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Independent journalist Matt Taibbi filed a $10 million libel lawsuit against a Democratic congresswoman on Thursday for allegedly falsely accusing him of sexual harassment and amplifying her claim on her social media accounts. Taibbi sued Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D., Calif.) in New...
  13. mat200

    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    right .. should be easy enough to research this one, but then the wack-a-mole game on Russian planted fake news should be obvious enough to people .. well, I guess not - as some in America believe men can be women ..
  14. mat200

    Britain is Lost

    She does a great job covering Britain, a lot of what she states also applies to the USA and EU .. spot on, people need to get a spine and not bend over
  15. mat200

    Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?

    I am cool with Giving Ukraine their Nukes, Airforce, and Navy back ..
  16. mat200

    Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?

    Unseen Footage Reveals New Evidence of Bucha Mass Executions | RFE/RL Exclusive
  17. mat200

    Money & Economics

    In the bigger Blue States ( NY, CA ) they have blown out the "nexus" rule and claim they have the rights to a "use tax" for all purchases to residents ( imho I believe this to be abusive, but they are getting away with it .. ) example : New York Sales Tax New York State imposes both sales tax...
  18. mat200

    Money & Economics

    oh, and I forgot to mention .. Each US State / County / City can levy sales taxes .. Here's a map that should give you an idea of they complexity of this also, taxes can vary based on products ( food, junk food, prepared food, drinks, .. it does get super complex once you have to make an...
  19. mat200

    Funny / Satire

  20. mat200

    Money & Economics

    Hi @duplo in the USA there is a "De minimis" rule for import, that means "too trivial for the court" to deal with. The amount is $800 currently. So anything under $800 has no duty to it. combined with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) treaty that allows "developing nations" to get subsidized...
  21. mat200

    Money & Economics

    I am already seeing ripple / knock-on effects of cancelling contracts for goods and services .. definitely getting a recession with this and the tariffs ..
  22. mat200

    Money & Economics

    Trump noted 10% is the base tariff It get's very complex and nuanced once you dig into the details USA gives US farmers a LOT of Government support .. Recently USA gave a lot of support for EVs, Green Energy, Bio-Fuels, Semi-conductors .. USA diary farmers get a lot of support .. recall...
  23. mat200

    The official "WTF" thread

  24. mat200

    How Hackers Stole Billions in Crypto to Keep North Korea's Regime Afloat -- WSJ

    How Hackers Stole Billions in Crypto to Keep North Korea's Regime Afloat -- WSJ By Patricia Kowsmann in Singapore and Timothy W. Martin in Seoul At 11:49 a.m. on July 18, North Korean hackers pounced on a major cryptocurrency exchange handling hundreds of millions of dollars. The hackers...
  25. mat200

    Beginner in IP Camer

    Hi @Devan If you have the time we have threads covering this topic well .. can save that money for a book and put it to a good camera instead I'd recommend picking up one good varifocal 4MP 1/1.8" sensor IP PoE camera, a small PoE switch, and a good length of cat5e/6 AWG 24 or 25 cable and...
  26. mat200

    Money & Economics

    hmm .. seeing inflation coming, possible recession .. S-word ? Stagflation coming ?
  27. mat200

    Money & Economics

    Looks like tariffs on China and computers Wondering how this impacts our ip camera habits .. Guessing ip cameras, pcs, switches, and other goods going up in price
  28. mat200

    Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?

    lol .. recall Russia hit Chernobyl with a drone .. SO, perhaps you are looking at a false flag narrative ( typical M.O. of the KGB .. seen this numerous times from Russia in the past .. )
  29. mat200

    Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?

    Will a ceasefire in Ukraine lead to peace? Anders Puck Nielsen 235K subscribers Apr 2, 2025 Ceasefires don't automatically lead to peace, and the current efforts to push through a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine might be counterproductive. In this video, I discuss what it requires for...
  30. mat200

    Junction box for Speco O3VLD1

    Hey @pburgh Speco used to have a lot of Dahua OEM equipment Junction boxes which I prefer now are the models : PFA-121 / PFA-122 ( the base is the same, the lids are the only difference, so once I setup a base I can change the lid if I change the camera from a 3 screw base to a 4 screw base )...