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Fri 02/23/24 10:56 AM
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Fri 02/23/24 10:53 AM
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Fri 02/23/24 10:49 AM
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If the US is focusing more on renewable energy than the coal and natural gas industries is it any wonder then that they would be more folks employed in the renewable sector? I am not against renewable energy but America cannot sustain itself entirely on renewables. That is the gist of what Trump was getting at. Steel, oil and gas is the backbone of the American economy. Renewable energy is not always a viable commercial option plus higher upfront costs than traditional fossil fuels industries. We are talking balance here. Now u had a case where under 44th US was importing inferior steel from China when the US manufactures high quality steel, the same steel that help the US in ww2. Trump had to step in and secure the industry and the steel workers jobs. Now US Steel is being sold to Japan for billions of dollars (a sign that when a country is selling its family silver the country is in serious economic trouble and in serious debt) under 46th and the poor workers are afraid of their jobs when they had the promise from 46th than America came first. I suppose if there is any consolation US Steel will be sold to an American ally instead of its competitors.

You seem to be confused about US Steel. Just because "US" is in the name, that doesn't mean it's a state-sponsored company. US Steel is just one of many different steel manufacturers. A Japanese steel company buying them (if it's approved) doesn't necessarily mean any of the mills will close or anybody will lose jobs. This is not the family silver. It's a steel company with a portfolio of mines and mills, and another steel company with a lot of money wants in.

Oil and Steel are not the backbone of the US economy. 70% of the US economy is in services, like finance and consulting. Mining and manufacturing is less than 10%. If/when another country sells oil and steel for less, that's what gets bought, even here in America, because our industries are not federalized.

Renewable energy can absolutely replace fossil fuel powerplants. In several parts of the world, they've replaced whole natural gas powerplants with just battery arrays. Install enough batteries with enough solar and wind power generation and you have powerplants that are more reliable, less polluting and possibly even cheaper than most other powerplants. And battery costs are trending downward. Also, reducing reliance on fossil fuels pays dividends by reducing disease from pollution and by weakening the petroleum market which is relied upon by Russia & their Middle East allies.





Not confused about anything. Well aware that U S Steel is not a government corporation. US Steel is not just one of many different steel manufacturers. It is an American powerbase that is essential to the success and prosperity of the US industrial base. It creates valuable jobs across US. It is family silver. Now u spoke on Dems bringing back manufacturing jobs but why so quick to defend a foreign company buying US Steel :thinking: and yet if the sale is approved there is no guarantee of no reduced jobs and downscaling. Even democratic Fetterman had his say against the sale (and it will go thru) citing national security and all that....

Now if u know anything about local companies sold to foreign entities you know that said foreign company promises to retain jobs, few years down the line, production shifts to foreign country to reduce production costs, facilities are shutdown, good jobs lost, local customers and workers lose out. It happens all the time around the world. As for the protroleum market as stated before America does not need to depend on middle east oil it can be energy independent but your energy independent is 100% renewables while others may see abit of both renewable energy and fossils fuels. Now you spoke on reduce battery costs . The facts is wind and solar farms for instance needs a large amount of land to operate just to produce a little bit of energy. Renewables are not always a viable commercial option in every case.

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Fri 02/23/24 06:13 AM
Somewhere where you both feel comfortable and have a shared interest. Can range from an outdoor activity to going to a concert. Some folks believed in friendship first, others.....meet and greet and see if there is a connection but both parties will have their guard up. On the other hand some folks do show their true colours from the outset on the first meeting.

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Fri 02/23/24 05:51 AM
Like all human inventions there's the good the bad and the ugly of each invention.

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Fri 02/23/24 05:16 AM
To answer your question yes....if u are looking for prospects on here I believe you will have better options elsewhere or just go the traditional route....offline. Not having strong feelings from someone either mean you haven't meet your better half or you are experiencing trauma or depression or just an emotionaless person.

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Fri 02/23/24 04:57 AM
I do ignore.....just wanted to know if there was an option available for that page and yes the site is not doing enough against scammers, fakes and frauds which in the end will give it a bad reputation.

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Fri 02/23/24 04:43 AM
Disruption of the food chain supply continues.... Massive truck protests in Europe that also spill into Canada has now hit the US (NYC). Water level in the Panama Canal is shrinking and fewer ships are passing thru the canal per day causing massive backup of container ships.

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Fri 02/23/24 04:20 AM
Edited by Slimme on Fri 02/23/24 04:23 AM

There comes a time when you need to say what needs to be said in order to get folks off their butts. It doesn't mean you are prepare to carry out the threat. Trump doesn't want to pull America out of NATO or dismantle NATO. NATO is being asked to pay your dues and stopped relying on the US to carry NATO's weight exclusively or don't expect US help. That's is the reason 45th pulled America out of the Paris Agreement. The only nation paying fees was America. The organisation was not benefiting America in any way.
Of course Biden reverse the process and the environmentalists were all so happy to spend US taxpayers monies once again. And that's why Europe and anyone else can get monies out of the Democrats so easily because the party thrives on emotions and not logic. Anything else the media is proclaiming about US encouraging Russia to invade Europe is reckless reporting. And what is NATO doing now? Running around holding meetings trying to come up with strategies on how best to war without America help. That is the mindset that was needed from the outset.

That's not how NATO works. Member countries don't pay into NATO like a country club. They merely pledge to spend 2% of their GDP on defense, and while several countries are falling short, they're not delinquent. They all paid a fee to join.

The Paris Accords is a little different, and it's also way bigger than NATO, and only pledges to work toward slowing down climate change and researching ways to do it. Again, nobody's delinquent in that. Trump claimed that it hurts the US to work toward climate change when other countries don't, but that's not true either. Our research into renewable energy is already paying off, and solar and wind power is now cheaper and employs several times more people than coal and natural gas powerplants. Slowing down climate change helps everybody.

Lastly, helping Ukraine is not about furthering war, but about helping Ukraine resist the Russian invasion and diminishing Russia's ability to extend its war into other countries, including NATO countries.





NATO is being asked to pay your dues and stopped relying on the US to carry NATO's weight exclusively....



If NATO is not spending their 2% of their GDP on defense they are delinquent. If NATO is spending less than their 2%.....they are short and delinquent.

If the US is focusing more on renewable energy than the coal and natural gas industries is it any wonder then that they would be more folks employed in the renewable sector? I am not against renewable energy but America cannot sustain itself entirely on renewables. That is the gist of what Trump was getting at. Steel, oil and gas is the backbone of the American economy. Renewable energy is not always a viable commercial option plus higher upfront costs than traditional fossil fuels industries. We are talking balance here. Now u had a case where under 44th US was importing inferior steel from China when the US manufactures high quality steel, the same steel that help the US in ww2. Trump had to step in and secure the industry and the steel workers jobs. Now US Steel is being sold to Japan for billions of dollars (a sign that when a country is selling its family silver the country is in serious economic trouble and in serious debt) under 46th and the poor workers are afraid of their jobs when they had the promise from 46th than America came first. I suppose if there is any consolation US Steel will be sold to an American ally instead of its competitors.




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Tue 02/20/24 05:52 AM
Edited by Slimme on Tue 02/20/24 06:02 AM
Maybe you could be more specific about world-wide opinions about The United States, but Biden's not the one pulling out of treaties and trying to dismantle NATO. That's Trump.




There comes a time when you need to say what needs to be said in order to get folks off their butts. It doesn't mean you are prepare to carry out the threat. Trump doesn't want to pull America out of NATO or dismantle NATO. NATO is being asked to pay your dues and stopped relying on the US to carry NATO's weight exclusively or don't expect US help. That's is the reason 45th pulled America out of the Paris Agreement. The only nation paying fees was America. The organisation was not benefiting America in any way.
Of course Biden reverse the process and the environmentalists were all so happy to spend US taxpayers monies once again. And that's why Europe and anyone else can get monies out of the Democrats so easily because the party thrives on emotions and not logic. Anything else the media is proclaiming about US encouraging Russia to invade Europe is reckless reporting. And what is NATO doing now? Running around holding meetings trying to come up with strategies on how best to war without America help. That is the mindset that was needed from the outset.

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Mon 02/19/24 11:43 AM
Block or delete gets rid of messages/users but how do you get rid of 'who likes me'? It's just too much pages.

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Sat 02/17/24 09:31 AM
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Youth Choir Director

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Sat 02/17/24 09:18 AM
Soweto - South Africa