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make sense as that is what the Chicoms do and what they are doing with other companies like Apple ... look at their relentless effort with Tik Tok as far as competition with other social media companies and now Temu is competing with Amazon

https://news.yahoo.com/tech/chinas-master-plan-crush-elon-112201103.html

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AD says

now Temu is competing with Amazon

Eh... as someone that's seen what shipped to a small(ish) town. Temu is at best 3-5% of Amazon BEST case. Not promoting Amazon, but being in a rural area people speak with their shipping and provider choices. Easier not to drive.

Temu would need a truck/shipping network to compete. They use the post office. And the products are generally pure trash. Amazon doesn't do a good job with name brand shit, but you can get legit name brand stuff generally. Temu has a long way to go. It's poor people products.

WookieMan says

AD says

now Temu is competing with Amazon

Eh... as someone that's seen what shipped to a small(ish) town. Temu is at best 3-5% of Amazon BEST case. Not promoting Amazon, but being in a rural area people speak with their shipping and provider choices. Easier not to drive.

Temu would need a truck/shipping network to compete. They use the post office. And the products are generally pure trash. Amazon doesn't do a good job with name brand shit, but you can get legit name brand stuff generally. Temu has a long way to go. It's poor people products.

Give Temu time just like Tik Tok was given time. The same goes for Chinese EV's as far as giving them time, while China copies Tesla.

I agree as Temu needs the US Postal Service to deliver from China to the USA.
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https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/toads-wild-ride-thursday-march-7

Meanwhile, as Trump was sweeping the Super Tuesday field and effectively cementing the Republican nomination, Reuters reported that “Trump meets with Elon Musk and Republican donors in Florida.” Corporate media painted the meeting as a desperate move by Trump to raise cash, which was made-up nonsense and liberal hopium. Beyond that, the story has intrigued many.

Entrepreneurial billionaire Elon Musk was a lifelong California democrat. Then he and his green companies got mugged by pandemic overreach. Now he’s a Texan, and if you follow his Twitter posts, he sounds as conservative as anyone. Elon recently bought Twitter, the only possible way for Trump to counter the government-controlled corporate media and make a legible electoral case to independents and nonpartisan democrats.

Not to mention that, without Twitter, it is likely that 2024’s disclosures would be much more muted.

That Trump and Musk are now openly meeting is fascinating.

MOST BASED ELON TWEET OF THE YEAR

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1767752570162778502?s=20

https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1769433507804356701

AmericanKulak says

Like any other virus they got milder and milder with every mutation. As predicted by many.

Hugh_Mongous says

Like any other virus they got milder and milder with every mutation. As predicted by many.

Wasn't ever dangerous from the word Covid 19. I've had it 3 times. Only one time did I feel "off" due to symptoms and that was one day. I was flying from Mexico, maskless and had to buy a blanket in Cancun to stay warm on the plane (love that blanket). My only symptom along with being tired, but I was having fun so who knows how much was actually Covid and not drinking

The other times I tested was because the wife had it. I felt fine. She unfortunately was vaccinated and the two times she's had it, it put here down pretty good for 3-5 days. I think a lot of Covid symptoms are placebo if that makes sense. Test positive and you think you're dying. I gave no shits. I just went on with what I needed to get done for the day. Wasn't remotely debilitating by any means. No vaccine for me. Did have a fake vaccine card, but never needed it.