News Story of the Day: it’s another day that ends in y, so of course President Donald Trump is announcing new tariffs.
On Friday, President Trump said the U.S. government will slap new tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports. And, to the surprise of no one, China pledged to retaliate, likely targeting America’s fragile agriculture sector.
Trump blamed Beijing for his decision to impose new tariffs.
“The trade war was started many years ago by (China) – and the United States lost. There is no trade war. They have taken so much.”
Chart of the Day: when it comes to metals, every gold bug’s eyes are on gold and silver. But what about copper? The industrial metal has had a strong 2018 and it is projected to surge even more amid Chinese demand and the rise of electric vehicles.
Illustration of the Day: well, the World Cup is upon us. You know what that means? Even more politics!
Quote of the Day: Liz Wolfe from Reason on child sex robots:
There’s a frustrating lack of research on how pedophilic urges can be quelled or treated.
Such uncertainty hasn’t stopped various legislators from sounding off on the issue as if there’s a definitive consensus. House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) claims “these dolls create a real risk or reinforcing pedophilic behavior and they desensitize the user causing him to engage in sicker and sicker behavior.” Rep. Dan Donovan (R–N.Y.), one of the bill’s sponsors, warns: “Once an abuser tires of practicing on a doll, it’s a small step to move on to a child. My bill takes necessary steps to stop these sickening dolls from reaching our communities.”
The CREEPER Act says the dolls and robots are “customizable…and can resemble actual children.” But legislators are failing to parse out the exact alleged harm here. Would child sex dolls and robots be permissible if they couldn’t resemble actual children? Would a generic, non-customizable sex doll be more acceptable to polite society? Given that dolls like these are often imported from Hong Kong, China, and Japan, and sold labeled as mannequins or models, this bill seems difficult to enforce.
In any event, given the absence of evidence that these devices actually make child molestation more likely, the case for prohibiting them is pretty weak. Sex with a robot is a victimless act. It’s what could possibly come after that––sex with a child––that is rightfully a crime.
Tweet of the Day: Paul Joseph Watson gets it when it comes to the media and their love of war. It’s too bad that he cheers on Trump for everything.
The only time Maddow was happy with Trump was when he bombed Syria.
Now she’s mad at him for working towards peace with North Korea.
It’s almost like the legacy media – left or right – is a mouthpiece for the military-industrial complex.
Surely not?https://t.co/PkpCk63lzQ
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) 14 June 2018
Video of the Day: there’s a lot to criticize President Trump for, but the handling of the media is superb. Just take a look at Trump calling out one reporter.
“Quiet!” President Trump says to a reporter: “She’s so obnoxious. Quiet.” pic.twitter.com/nZE0bUPGoP
— NBC News (@NBCNews) 15 June 2018
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