Alibaba’s AliExpress Recruits Beckham to ‘Score More’ Global Sales AliExpress, an e-commerce site owned by Chinese giant Alibaba, has signed former England soccer captain David Beckham as a brand ambassador as it plays catch-up with rival PDD Holdings' Temu in a ... 05/26/2024 - 10:12 pm | View Link
Germany backs ending EU tax breaks that benefit Temu and Shein These tax breaks are crucial for Shein and Temu, allowing them to sell clothes, accessories and gadgets at steep discounts compared to their EU competitors. View on euronews ... 05/23/2024 - 6:00 pm | View Link
Germany backs ending EU tax break that helps Shein and Temu keep prices low Germany supports an overhaul of European Union import taxes which could end an exemption for cheap parcels that has helped online retailers Shein and Temu grab market share with their cut-price ... 05/22/2024 - 11:47 pm | View Link
Saudi Crown Prince Emphasizes Kingdom’s Commitment to Stable Oil Supplies to Japan Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, underscored on Tuesday the Kingdom’s commitment to maintaining the supply of crude oil to Japan, pointing to Riyadh’s ... 05/21/2024 - 9:47 pm | View Link
China's exports and imports return to growth, signalling demand recovery The headline import surge might not be all linked to domestic demand as shown by some stocking-up of goods by businesses. "So far this year, the Chinese yuan depreciated the least among all major ... 05/9/2024 - 1:10 am | View Link
On Hannity, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz openly pitched for one jury member to vote not guilty in Trump Hush money trial no matter what the evidence shows.
The MAGA cult must really be worried about the outcome of this trial since Republican lawmakers continue to come up with, conspiracies, insane theories, complaints, and now a sitting senator engaging in jury tampering.
Cruz: This judge is partisan and wildly unfair.
The Reloaded Edition. That means this piece of garbage stopped working & advised me to reload it after I'd typed it all w/ colorful descriptions, all lost to the devil-box. There's not enough money in the world for this.
Press Watch.
Hullabaloo.
Unpopular Front.
A Feminist Changes A Lightbulb.
How Things Work.
M. Bouffant. Submit your pointless exercises to mbru@crooksandliars.com.
Better work this time.
I really like Florida -- but I would never move there because of the harm inflicted by the DeSantis administration. Turns out more people are agreeing with me.
Then we have things like this, via Popular Information:
Training materials produced by the Florida Department of Education direct middle and high school teachers to indoctrinate students in the tenets of Christian nationalism, a right-wing effort to merge Christian and American identities.
Via HuffPost, a reporter asked Joe Biden if he planned to serve the full four-year term if he wins back the White House.
The exchange occurred at Philadelphia International Airport on Wednesday soon after Biden had arrived on Air Force One for campaign events.
"President Biden, will you be serving your full four-year term or handing over power to Vice President Harris?" the reporter yelled on the tarmac.
"Are you okay?
This is a bit of a weird one. Georgia's 11th congressional district is quite red, with Trump winning by 15 points in 2020. Longshot candidates run in those districts because no one else wants to. In this case, though, Katy Stamper took it upon herself, for whatever reasons, to run in the Democratic primary where she ended up winning.
When it comes to Trump, piling on is a civic duty. We cannot afford to allow him even the slightest chance of retaking power. He needs to be overwhelmed.
Simon Rosenberg— the veteran political analyst who famously predicted that the Red Wave of 2020 would be the Republican debacle it turned out to be — is urging a practical, grassroots approach to the problem.