There’s also the issue that the US needs to sell bonds at higher and higher yields just to convince them it’s worth the risk.

As far as I understand it (not an economist), that might lead to a debt spiral.

Pigeonometry in my ass?

Customs union and single market aren’t the same thing. Customs union means no tariffs, and a unified tariff policy on those outside the union. Nothing more, nothing less. There are active discussions about doing this.

Single market is joining the EU, with regulatory alignment and free movement, as you quite rightly say.

Most USs in the iron don’t use dryers

Not only did he support the neonazi, the neonazi returned the favour by endorsing him.

Joining the EU right now doesn’t make sense politically. Far more useful and effective to work on getting a customs union in place. Most of the benefits without most of the headaches.

They could simultaneously work on regulation alignment, and then they’re off to the races.

Of course I’ll resign as dictator after the emergency is over, fellow Romans! This is the way it’s always been done!

Switzerland or Finland?

is it called Jewish or Jews in this case?

Jews. A thing can be Jewish, a group of people can be Jews. Another rule of thumb you can use is adjective vs noun.

There are plenty of anti-Israeli Jews. Don’t paint us all with the same brush.

Man, you really have no idea what’s going on here in the Balkans.

Please don’t lump trademarks with the rest. Makers have stamped their goods with their mark since ancient times, both as advertising and to signify quality products (and not knockoffs). Swords were especially commonly marked with the smith’s trademark.

It was illegal to sell bread in ancient Rome without a trademark, for example. The punishments for doing so were harsh, as they wanted to be able to track down the baker if someone sold tainted bread.

In modern days, they’re useful for customers to know what company they’re buying from.

My dad grew up in a communist country, and I know exactly what you mean.

I’m incredibly lucky that we have a kind of mutual intellectual respect, where we fact-check each other a lot and are both willing to change our minds about stuff. Consequently, I’ve managed to explain the differences between totalitarianism, communism, and fascism (had to explain why horseshoe theory isn’t a thing).

He thought I was being hyperbolic about the US’ slow descent into fascism in 2017, as I ran through the fascist identification checklist. As a victim of communism, he naturally tried to make excuses for Trump. That ended the first week of his second term, and we’re having some close calls with a similar candidate here.

59 / 49 = 1.2 Hegseconds / Truss.

Alternatively, the Truss / Scaramucci conversion would be 49 / 11 = 4.45

I think for name recognition and not scaring off Americans who run in fear from the s word, maybe it should be called the Progressive Party?

Depends how you do it. If you get professionals to do it, yes, it gets very expensive very quickly. I know some people that renovated their own place. Took upwards of a year on what would be a 1 month job if they had hired professionals, but it got done slowly but surely at a fraction of the cost.

This is a time of crisis, and both the Squad specifically and the American progressive movement in general are letting a good crisis good to waste

What would you recommend they do? And how would they go about doing that within the strictures of a two-party system where one is fascist and the other is captured?

A nominal fee from a heavily discounted sale is still more than spending money on a demolition.

Messaging is important. While the Republicans are saying “There’s some temporary pain, but it’ll all sort itself out in the end. We just need to get through this transition, and the tarrifs and deportations will MAGA”, there needs to be a counter-argument.

They’re (thankfully) not preaching to the choir. They’re going to Republicans and independents and explaining in these rallies that there’s an oligarchy that has taken control, made them poorer, and it will get worse.

If they can convince enough people of the real causes, they have a broader base, and potentially even some new progressives.

Why would they demolish houses rather than selling them? Makes no economic sense.