NC

ThrowAwayGarbage82

I'm in rural NC too. Can confirm. I love all the denial right now about the absolutely catastrophic economic tsunami that's going to eat everything in the next 2-4 weeks. Enjoy your orange goblin messiah, morons.

AcademicStandard3701

The scientists was on a plane to NC then it suddenly disappears.

Technical-Visit-9447

They are coming this way but right now the National builders are very focused on the areas between Savannah and Charleston. They are in NC also but heavier presence in those other markets - for now.

Count-to-3

False. I work for a small company which sells laser measurement products to Goodyear... Goodyear has many plants in America... their hub is Akron OH, they have plants in the following: Social Circle GA Lawton OK Fayetteville NC Danville, VA Akron (as mentioned) Findlay OH Gadsden AL

ThrowAwayGarbage82

He also told kentucky to pound sand after their devastating floods. He has also now pulled the disaster funding for helene here in NC. Dude straight up doesn't give a fuck because he 100% thinks he doesn't need his own base anymore.

Beach_Trading_

Their cash flow has been atrocious because of building out new manufacturing facilities. Their NC facility is due to be 100% operational by the end of 2025. The New York facility is almost fully operational as well. Their backlog is currently around 12 billion dollars.

CompetitiveGood2601

it would be nice, but the fact, he's not giving aid to NC and Ark. really shows his apathy for poor americans - sarah huckabee groveling is very telling.

TSellecks

A few things to consider: Trump/Lutnick have advocated for US based semiconductor manufacturing and innovation. WOLF has recently invested $6 billion into two semiconductor facilities (focused on Silicon Carbide production) one in NC another in NY. WOLF’s backlog of design wins of over $12 billion has been documented frequently but that is longer term. Near term, they need to refinance about $575mm in convertible debt due next yr. Why that could happen and what are the catalysts and anecdotal factors: WOLF was earmarked for $750m in CHIPS grants from the Biden era that has not been cleared. Trump/Lutnick have effectively repurposed that CHIPS program and have called it the US Investment Accelerator. It’s being led by ex-MS banker Michael Grimes, who is now with US Commerce Dept. It’s been reported (as recently as last week’s FT article on WOLF) that Grimes and MS were previously WOLF (formerly CREE) bankers. WOLF has a new CEO, Robert Fuerle (ex-Micron, Siemens, etc). He starts in May. If you are him, what number on your priority list would be engaging the US Investment Accelerator team to ensure your previously awarded grant is cleared? Lutnick has stated he wants more prolific multi-billion dollar deals, so upsize the $750mm if necessary. But also highlight (scream from rafters) that WOLF has already invested $6 billion from their own balance sheet dedicated to the US semiconductor industry. How does this administration ignore that, when they are stating that those are the very companies they want to support? The above does multiple things in the near term. It signals to the market that WOLF’s new CEO has executed on one of the most vital balance sheet items. It removes the chapter 11 chatter. It fixes your near term financing needs and while the stock price might not go to 2021 highs, it should move WOLF’s market cap back into the low billions and stabilize the company.

Celtic_Legend

Charlotte's not a bubble though. They just have the Californians and new Yorkers moving there and buying the limited real estate. Way harder for home prices to come down there when people are buying homes in cash and the people living in the homes pre 2021 monthly mortgage rate is 4x lower than the current people moving in. This means everyone moving in can afford the 4x increase as is, so more than likely almost everyone with a 4x cheaper one is swimming in the money and can afford to lose their jobs. or they are too poor to move elsewhere unless shit drops 4x which won't happen because it means housing prices have to drop to half what they were pre covid. This means going from 400k median to 100k median. And if Californians and new Yorkers are getting fired from their jobs, they're just going to move to NC and buy a 300k home before they ever sniff 100k. Note: housing is 2x more expensive but since mortgage rates doubled as well it's 4x more expensive.

Achillea707

We live in strange times. But if 1/4 of the population is brainwashed by Russia into thinking that djt is Jesus and will bring about the white nationalist isolationist golden age of no FEMA in tornado alley, then  China turning the screws in a big way (rather than the slow and steady trickle) is probably the best shot at getting the independents to change teams, impeach, and put domestic terrorism back on the DHS menu.  Everybody does need to hurt. Chuck Schumer needs to go. Debbie Wasserman-Shultz should be exiled with the Hegseth. The judge that let DOGE dismantle the Peace Institute so as “not to escalate the situation” should be removed for cowardice if not tried for treason. Tesla needs ti find its place next to Hertz. The MSM is culpable. AL,MS, LA, NC, SC, TN, GA, should do a couple rounds of no services or FEMA and see where it gets them. Farm subsidies should go and let the farmers see themselves for the welfare queens they are. Everybody does need to come down a notch.  The world has been subsidizing US life and it has created an idiocracy. 

Immortal-one

So, as a Canadian, you're saying you have expertise in the US election system? Districts are drawn so that votes can be erased. Then the votes can be thrown out if certain people don't like them (see the NC supreme court case right now) Then you have the constant propaganda. The party of christian values is very good on messaging - I'll give them that. When something happens, somehow millions of "independent thinkers" all come up with the same ridiculous argument. The Dems try to hold moral high ground and it costs them. Right now Dems don't have the House, Senate, Judicial or Executive. i.e. they've been castrated and had their balls handed to them. They don't have the power to do anything. But feel free to tell us what you think they can do. It happens all the damn time. 1 - The dems play fair and lose. 2 - Republicans make shit happen royally. 3 - Everyone screams "Why aren't the dems saving us?"

Done327

Ok, I’m a long time lurker on this sub, but I will comment here. This gets every Senator on record for how they feel about these tariffs. When this all goes awry, Democrats can you their support for the tariffs to unseat vulnerable Republicans. Republican Thom Tillis of NC is up for reelection in 2026 along with Susan Collins (R) from Maine. They are the most vulnerable to flip. Then, in 2028, NC and Wisconsin’s Republican senators are up for reelection in 2028 to gain a majority for the Democrats. How they will get this through cloture will be interesting, considering it requires 60 votes. Tim Kaine’s bill required Republicans to close debate, signaling that Republican congressional leadership doesn’t support the tariffs policy but not wanting to officially go against Trump.

SirGlass

It means banks issue their own notes redeemable by physical gold Now the way banks work is they take in deposits and lend them out, there always is a risk the depositors take the money out and there is not enough in reserve leading the bank to collapse , what is why the federal reserve will lend money and FDIC is there so people don't panic and do this, if you know FDIC insures your money , you hopefully won't take part in the bank run and if a bank run doesn't happen banks may not collapse . Now when the USA had free banking each bank printed its own money that you could in theory show up to the bank and get gold However when the USA had free banking this meant the USA was using 100s of different currencies , if you lived in Chicago , you might accept bank notes from local chicago banks, you might not want to accept a bank note from some place in North Carolina This basically meant while traveling you would lose money converting bank notes. Your bank note from Some bank in North Carolina might only be worth 0.95 in Chicago and 0.85 in Denver, or might not even be accepted Meaning if you went on some cross country trip , well it was like traveling through different countries with different currencies and you might have to trade your NC currency for Chicago currency and you would usually lose several % each time this happened Of course this was over 100 years ago and technology has changed and we have mega banks that are all across the country (JPM, Wells Fargo , Bank of America ect) but free banking basically meant as a business owner , someone could show up from across the country with bank notes that you had no clue if they were valid or not. I guess imagine going to a restaurant and there is a sign saying they only take bank notes from (JPC, US Bank, Wells Fargo) but you bank with a credit union so they don't even accept your money.

sermonksalot

If Roy Cooper runs in NC, we have a good shot of taking down Tillis.

Wildbirddog

I am eyeing this too, our company is supposed to work on their new chip plant in NC but its halted do to CHIPS Act funding being paused...

OrdinaryReasonable63

NVO seems too cheap, Rybelsus results were not really bad at all and tariff concerns seem unlikely to be significant given they have manufacturing capacity in the NC. Thinking about getting some LEAPs for 2027... I've been fooled before by this stock, but according to an old saying from Tennessee (or possibly Texas) if you are fooled once it is physically impossible to be fooled again. 

Cogito_ergo_vos

Hilarious! I am very familiar with this specific crop. If this is a highbush blueberry grower, that's one of the easier crops to hand pick, but I rarely saw US citizens last more than a few days doing that kind of work at those wages. May-July tells me S. Georgia, Eastern NC, maybe NJ, MI or CA.

BRK_B_

bro we just had 2 "democratic" supreme court judges get elected in Wisconsin and NC there's obviously gonna be an election cmon now

tt12345x

Sen. Tillis sent out a poll a few days ago to NC constituents which asked, in part, how they’d feel about the U.S. military getting involved in defending Taiwan. Definitely a bad sign

Eastern-Job3263

Novo makes Ozempic in NC for the U.S.

MoistAttitude

Lots of other countries have rare earth minerals besides China, but what would the Chinese semi-conductor industry do if the US were to hypothetically cut off Chinese access to their quartz supply from Spruce Pine in NC?

77NorthCambridge

You might want to check out what's going on in most red states...and with the NC supreme court.

BlackLioConvoy

Gas and groceries are up in NC. Trump needs to learn to read.

freebytes

I am in a district in NC that voted overwhelmingly for Trump.  They will defend him, not matter what, 95% of the time.  The other 5%, they “do not want to talk about politics”, even though they are the ones that would start every conversation bashing Biden while he was President.

LLJedi

Its relevant because it shows the lengths republicans are willing to go so brazenly. Same with Musk offering bribes. This isn't pessimism based on 2024. Its current actions. And here in NC even though the governor is blue, the AG has been stripped of a lot of powers by the gerrymandered state legislature. Federal elections are impacted by this. That general assembly is the one drawing the map and said NC supreme court supported it. Things don't happen in a vacuum and brazenly stealing a judicial seat with no remotely legitimate argument even though the GOP already have a majority on the bench should be scaring everyone about all elections moving forward.

Proper-Plantain9387

Wolfspeed Inc (WOLF) - an American Chip Manufacturer has dropped over 60% in the last month, because their $750 million CHIPS grant was put on hold temp, but Trump loves American made co's, so as soon as Trump realizes this he will re-grant their money due to expand their factories again in NC for American made chips. (and keep American employees working) @ $2.20 a share today it hit it's triple bottom, so it should start to work it's way back to $5-6 a share in a very short time! Research them and see why this is a great American made AI chips play.

chfchfchfchf

i was once in Charlotte, NC and hell no

94_stones

Whether or not the Republicans on the NC Supreme Court steal a state election is irrelevant. Their authority over *federal* elections in NC can and will be limited by the Fourth Circuit and a Supreme Court whose loyalty to Trump is questionable. Furthermore, the larger the margin of victory, the more drastic the GOP’s attempts of stealing elections are gonna have to be. It is possible, likely even, that it will get to the point where they won’t try to steal anymore for fear of their reputations or safety. Why do I say this? Because another Republican dominated court, the Supreme Court of the United States, already seems to have reached that point. If they hadn’t Moore v. Harper then would have gone the other way. Yet that didn’t happen did it? As an aside, I wouldn’t expect them to intervene in this case because they may believe they have no jurisdiction over a state election. But federal elections are different.

Better-Class2282

I didn’t mean it should prevent people from voting, but look at N Carolina and the courts ruling there on the NC Supreme Court race? Trump and the DOJ blatantly ignoring the SCOTUS? The US is sliding into a banana republic and that’s part of the reason why the world doesn’t want to invest here.

radpowerbike

Extensions for states hit by hurricanes FL GA NC TN

helpmehomeowner

Yeah they've been saying they're going to build their 2nd HQ in NC too...still waiting.

long5210

adding a multi billion dollar operation in NC as we speak

GhostsinGlass

US farmers were already in ruins according to the NC agri president just from the Canadian boycott alone, with china telling them to shove their soybeans and sorghum up their ass I don't know how much more US agriculture can take.

Brokenandburnt

Me neither. Check out the coverage of the NC supreme court election. The democratic candidate won, and of course the republican candidate went to court claiming voter fraud. In the Fifth! appeal he won the right to recount a bunch of votes, meaning those in those (D) districts need to verify their votes. It was a close election aswell, I think she only won with less than 2000 votes. Aah, fairness is but a dream, and it drives me batty!

Brokenandburnt

You think the elections won't be rigged going forward? Check out the ongoing supreme court judge election in NC. Republican candidate lost. He has been it out in appeals claiming voter fraud.   The fifth! appeal has finally allowed a partial recount, targeting democratic areas.

CityCareless

All the work they’ve been doing to minimize voter registrations, and actively working ways to legally cheat by contesting votes (see NC). You think anyone will actually believe that be outcome the election on either side?

FarmToFeet_Graham

We're still making socks in Mt Airy, NC and have a full US supply chain. It's difficult and not yarns or materials are made here any more but the industry is barely hanging in there. Still the decision to tariff imported raw materials isn't exactly going to help American manufacturers. Plus we all need computers for everything and those are about to get very expensive.

Chrellies

Oh no lol, I certainly don't live there now. I lived in NC ten years ago, just for a short year of studying. Would never live there as the situation is now. I think you've misunderstood what 'voting against your own interests' means. It has nothing to do with approval ratings. All approval ratings are showing at the moment is how the population consumes media. At this point, Fox News is akin to straight up state propaganda, yet it's by far the most popular news source. That's what I mean by brainwashed. But even if you could use approval ratings, it's actually extremely low: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trumps-approval-rating-keeps-getting-worse.html https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/donald-trump-hits-historic-low-as-new-poll-shows-his-net-approval-rating-worse-than-any-modern-president-in-decades/articleshow/119344880.cms?from=mdr That's worse than any other president at this point into their term in the last 70 years! Far from a majority. In fact, it hasn't been a majority at any point since his inauguration. As with all idiotic things Trump says, everything is a meme until it isn't. Trump supporters kept claiming that tariffs were meant to be a meme. Then it wasn't, yet you applauded it. Then it kinda was, and you applauded that. If he removed all tariffs tomorrow, you would applaud that. Whatever your king does is the right thing to do. Your lot is captured in a cult of personality that you cannot escape. Up is down, down is up. Everything is just as Trump says it is and that's all you need to know. It's incredibly sad, and my guess is that you won't look fondly back at who you were at this point, 10 years from now.

Interesting_Claim540

You’ve spent the entire thread calling me dishonest, but here’s what’s actually dishonest: pretending nothing’s happening while the ground is literally shifting under your argument. > “Eli Lilly didn’t invest, just announcements.” They broke ground. The $2B Concord, NC site is built, opened, and shipping by 2025. You’re clinging to timelines like they cancel the outcome — they don’t. https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2024/06/14/eli-lilly-concord-medicine-philip-morris-site-open.html https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-increases-manufacturing-investment-9-billion-newest > “TSMC and Intel haven’t built anything.” TSMC’s Arizona fab is producing 4nm chips with yields equal to Taiwan. Not a plan. Not a tweet. Production. Intel is slower, but construction’s not fiction. You can see it. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmcs-arizona-fab-21-is-already-making-4nm-chips-yield-and-quality-reportedly-on-par-with-taiwan-fabs > “Biden doesn’t support tariffs.” Funny how “tariffs don’t work” turns into “but Biden’s are different.” He didn’t repeal Trump’s. He raised them. On EVs. On solar. On steel. So either he’s just as dumb — or the pressure works. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/biden-raise-tariffs-chinese-evs-2024-05-14/ > “Markets rallied because they hoped Trump reversed.” Markets rallied because they got clarity — a 90-day pause for allies, 125% hit on China. That’s targeted escalation, not retreat. > “There’s no reshoring.” US Steel just credited reshoring in its 2025 earnings call. TSMC is producing. Lilly is hiring. But sure, let’s ignore all that because your Twitter feed says economists are frowning. https://www.ussteel.com/newsroom/-/blogs/united-states-steel-corporation-provides-first-quarter-2025-guidance --- You keep posting opinion pieces warning of collapse, recession, doom — and brushing off any evidence of progress as fake or irrelevant. > Bottom line? You’re arguing to win a comment thread. I’m arguing for a national strategy. You’re fixated on proving Trump wrong. I’m pointing to policies that both parties now support — because they work. At some point it starts sounding less like analysis… and more like you’re disappointed things might actually be working. And now you’re rage-logging out after saying “there’s no point in talking”? Please. You came in swinging like you were going to dismantle reality — and the second it got inconvenient, you tapped out. If you’re done, that’s fine. But don’t pretend you “won” when the receipts are still sitting on the table — and your entire argument just walked itself out the door.

Siecle-Chique

Oh by the way their US address 6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 650. Charlotte, NC 28277 Its a little office suite in an office building (The Hub at Waverly) that houses many other businesses.

blinkeboy420

Watch whats going on in NC right now. Thats how the mid terms will look.

SouthernRow2710

> We are never getting a fair election again I wish more people realized this. In 2026 the fixing might be light enough dems can take the house but they're going to overturn losses in red states like they're doing in NC (SC? One of the carolinas) right now

Creepy_Ad2486

I'm NC with my parents. They gleefully voted for this chaos. Fuck them.

Mothrahlurker

"You keep throwing insults while ignoring facts" How ironic. "Wrong. Eli Lilly committed $2 billion to expand U.S. manufacturing" No they did not. "and has already broken ground at its facility in Concord, NC, and expanded another in Lebanon, Indiana." And here you showcased that you are not reading my links and in fact not even reading your own. That was under Biden, which is exactly what the Cato institute article was calling out. That they are including Biden investments (nothing to do with Trump tariffs) in their announcements to manipulate Trump. "You said “no money, no ground broken.” That’s just false." No, you either lied or are too stupid to read. "TSMC and Intel both have massive U.S. projects in full swing:" Again, announcement and the other link says there is no content there. More lying from you. "“Biden doesn’t support tariffs either.”" Now you are just straight up inventing quotes. Says a lot about how dishonest you are. "Your idea that “tariffs failed” doesn’t even hold up under the party you think agrees with you." That sentence once again makes no sense, please learn to read and think before you write. Tariffs did factually fail based on economic cost and job losses. What I did wrote, is that these tariffs are never going to stay under any democratic presidency because they are deeply unpopular, which Biden's tariffs were not. "Wrong again. Markets rallied because Trump gave clarity" A pause is the opposite of what you claim and it is not clarity. You're once again just deluding yourself about reality. [https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-latest-tariffs-loom-set-deepen-global-trade-war-2025-04-09/](https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-latest-tariffs-loom-set-deepen-global-trade-war-2025-04-09/) You post links and apparently don't even read them. This quite literally calls it a reversal. "And you admitted it yourself: “Yeah, this hurts China.” That’s the pressure doing its job." Once again, there is no goal here that is positive in any way. "forced China’s hand" Yeah to further hurt the USA. "and jumpstarted reshoring" Ok, so now you just completely ignore me linking you economists saying that it's going to lead to a recession, lose millions of jobs and you're also blatantly ignoring that the reshoring is not happening as I also shown you. There is no further point talking to someone that just keeps on lying/ignoring facts.

Interesting_Claim540

You keep throwing insults while ignoring facts, so let’s fix that. > “No one’s reshoring. Eli Lilly hasn’t done anything.” Wrong. Eli Lilly committed $2.5 billion to expand U.S. manufacturing and has already broken ground in multiple U.S. sites, including Concord, NC. Eli Lilly $50B reshoring plan (Construction Dive) Eli Lilly investment and expansion confirmation You said “no money, no ground broken.” That’s just false. > “Chip fabs aren’t real either.” TSMC and Intel both have massive U.S. projects in full swing: TSMC Arizona Fab updates Intel’s $100B U.S. manufacturing expansion Satellite images. Equipment delivered. Staff hired. That’s not theory — that’s happening. > “Biden doesn’t support tariffs either.” Except… he didn’t repeal them. And in 2024, his admin increased tariffs on EV batteries, solar panels, and Chinese steel: Biden escalates tariffs on Chinese goods (Supply Chain Dive) Your idea that “tariffs failed” doesn’t even hold up under the party you think agrees with you. > “Markets rallied because they hoped Trump reversed.” Wrong again. Markets rallied because Trump gave clarity: 90-day pause for allies, but 125% tariff spike on China. That’s targeted pressure — not retreat. Markets surge after Trump’s announcement (Reuters) > “Mutually harmful = stupid policy.” It’s called strategic cost. Leverage isn’t painless — it shifts risk. And you admitted it yourself: “Yeah, this hurts China.” That’s the pressure doing its job. So you can keep shouting, but at the end of the day, tariffs reshaped policy, forced China’s hand, and jumpstarted reshoring — even under the administration that was supposed to kill them. That’s not a failure. That’s winning.

Kevinx232

Oh god the Nazi salute. Anyone who actually thinks that’s what he was doing is automatically brain dead. Nothing says nazi more than providing free internet to Ukraine while they are in war, or disaster ridden areas like NC, oh and slashing government spending and to top it off protecting free speech by buying Twitter. Oh and then rescuing astronauts that were stuck in space for months care Biden refused his help for political reasons. Do you even know what a nazi is? Spacex is literally an industry leader in every way. Stating otherwise makes you like dumb. Tesla model y is the best selling and one of the safest EVs on the planet. Get off Reddit and actually look into things.

maerdyyth

That silicon also relies on HPQ from the US for the most part. 70-90% of the world supply is from a single mine in NC.

Interesting_Claim540

You asked for proof of companies that took real, physical reshoring action — not just press releases. Fair enough. Here are a few, and they’re not hypothetical: Eli Lilly is investing $25 billion into U.S. manufacturing, with four new plants and over 10,000 high-wage jobs. That’s not a maybe — that’s concrete. J&J announced $55 billion in new U.S. manufacturing, including a major site in NC Ford a nd GM have both reshored engine and vehicle production from Mexico and China. GM moved Caddie SRX and some engine production to Tennessee. Cat brought back manufacturing from Japan to Texas, citing cost and supply chain resilience. I'm pretty sure there are more, but i know these from investments. And yeah, a lot of this is happened under Biden — but let’s not kid ourselves about why. These companies didn’t suddenly get patriotic. They’re reacting to tariff pressure and long-term trade risk — the kind of pressure that started with Trump’s Section 301 tariffs in 2018. Biden didn’t repeal those tariffs. He kept them because even his team knew they’d reshaped the game. You can argue about how targeted they were, but the result is clear: companies are moving, and the rules changed. Trump didn’t hand out policy white papers — he applied force. And now everyone’s reacting to that force. That’s how leverage works.

therealjerseytom

That is what [the bill (PDF link)](https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/04032025_trade_review_act.pdf) would enact, if passed. That bill will need to be voted on my congress, for Trump to either approve or veto. Easy to surmise what his choice would be there. 😅 From there it would return to congress, where it could be made into law with a 2/3 vote—regardless of whether Trump likes it or not. The senators current in support of this bill are, as far as I'm aware: * Chuck Grassley (R-IA) * Maria Cantwell (D-WA) * Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) * Mitch McConnell (R-KY) * Jerry Moran (R-KS) * Thom Tillis (R-NC)

johnyeros

He is a cuck. That’s his standard lip service response to you. I’m sure he got a diff lip services while on his knee with trump. Tom is a pos and will continue to contribute to ruining NC

therealjerseytom

Excerpt of the reply I got back from Thom Tillis, R-NC: > While President Trump has shown that tariffs can serve as effective leverage to secure more advantageous agreements, long-term trade barriers can have detrimental consequences on American families and businesses. [...] I also strongly believe that given the wide range of countries included in this tariff regime, we must distinguish between our longstanding international partners and our nation’s principal adversaries. > The Constitution makes clear that the American people, through their elected officials in Congress, have the ultimate authority over trade policy. I recently cosponsored the Trade Review Act, bipartisan legislation that requires the President to explain the impact and rationale behind tariffs and sunsets new tariffs after 60 days of enactment unless Congress explicitly extends them. **Congress has gradually ceded trade authority over the last 100 years, and it’s past time we reassert that responsibility on behalf of the American people.** Emphasis added is my own. It's a start.

guachi01

Many will run for re-election and hope they can steal a close race like in the NC Supreme Court race. You never have to own up to your failures if you blame others. They learned from Trump.

QEbitchboss

That left us vulnerable when NC was hit. We're just now not rationing IV fluids. Everything is short NOW. We've not recovered from 2020, and now this. Wow.

HND171

NC…

Kalavazita

He said he was gonna. [Agenda47: Cementing Fair and Reciprocal Trade with the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act](https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-cementing-fair-and-reciprocal-trade-with-the-trump-reciprocal-trade-act) *“If India, China, or any other country hits us with a 100 or 200 percent tariff on American-made goods, we will hit them with the same exact tariff. In other words, 100 percent is 100 percent. If they charge US, we charge THEM—an eye for an eye, a tariff for a tariff, same exact amount.”* ________ **PSA: If you are in NC, make sure you are not on [Griffin’s list](https://thegriffinlist.com). What is it?** *A list of 60,273 legal North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. Griffin lost a close election for the North Carolina Supreme Court, confirmed via two recounts. He then sued the North Carolina State Board of Elections to have the 60,273 votes nullified.*

KiraJosuke

Majority is unlikely. A super majority is impossible. The two most winnable races are ME and NC, which would still put them in the minority.

Sapphirequeen22

Iv been a dancer for 9 years and yes 💯the clubs are dying/dead. Even during the “slow” season, I never was affected. And now it’s not slow season and more like slower years. This is 2025, April…it’s tax season and the clubs have been EMPTY at least here in NC. 2024 was slower than 2023. It’s very hit or miss. You’re either making $20-$100 a night or you can make $500plus but it’s not the average anymore like it used to be. I am hoping by the summer or fall of 2025 it may be better. When trump got into office in 2017 there was a decline but only for a few months and then it was decent again after that. Along with the money men who provided nice income for us over the last 10-30 years, these are the men who have investments and are probably also nervous to spend right now because of the 2025 economy and then the newer generation, 20-35 year olds don’t make enough money to spend in the strip clubs and also they would rather stay home and use internet means for their entertainment. The strip club is a place for physical conversations, the physical touch and the physical attributes of the dancer experience. I am hoping it’s just a slow and weird time in history because quite frankly it is. Anyway, still a hopeful entertaining hustler.

Montyprice7206

NC🌈🌈 Basketball 

ThrowAwayGarbage82

Our local sales tax here in NC is 6%. 104% tariffs on china likely means a lot of prices jump by 150-200%. Businesses are just going to fail.

tikifire1

That's a big IF. They are currently trying to have the executive branch in charge of all elections. They are also rigging a Supreme Court election in NC currently. They don't plan to ever have free and fair elections again, if we have elections at all.

Historical_Usual5828

No TF we did not. They're openly talking about rigging the supreme court race in NC right now. Straight up tossing out ballots. Trump has openly admitted multiple times on TV that he rigged the 2024 presidential election and data keeps coming out proving that he rigged the election. If you really believe that Kamala didn't win a single vote inside of a county in NY when the Senate won that area I've got a bridge to sell you. Quit telling everyone "we voted for this. We deserve this" because it reeks of ignorance, lies, and propaganda. The rich want this. That's why this is happening. No other reason. Time to ask yourself why the rich want to crash the market

cgriff32

Keep an eye on the NC supreme court race. These tactics will be used nationwide to disenfranchise voters.

Significant-Face-995

I’m still pretty concerned about election integrity. Republicans in NC are trying to throw out 65,000 votes in a recent election.

RopeElectronic4004

Don’t forget Hurricane Helene and the reputed journalists of X writing multiple serious stories about how the government created the hurricane and aimed it at that exact spot because there’s lithium available and those people vote red. Accounts with millions of followers. Oh ya and don’t forget that the people of NC only received a one time 750$ check. FEMA money was all spent on immigrants. These are the real reasons I could never vote conservative. I could never be associated with these morons. I’m not a fan of all the trans bullshit, but I also dont really care

gayteemo

NC has always been corrupt af though. Republicans aren't immune to democracy in many other parts of the country.

karnim

My brother, the Republicans in NC just convinced their Republican supreme court to throw out 65000 votes in a race they lost so that they could win, while not throwing out those exact same votes in races they won. Midterms do not matter if voting doesn't matter.

Shadow_Phoenix951

MAGA tends to only win when it's Trump specifically. Politicians that aren't Trump himself? MAGA does not care at all for them. Just look at the NC governor election.

trogers52

I posted lagging figures that will be the same tomorrow as they will be in six years. Fact check historical results today or tomorrow. They will not change. Consensus earnings are a prediction about the future at a given time. Predictions are sometimes helpful. In times of rapidly changing political policies they have substantially less value. Will he see diving markets as an opportunity to profit? Will he double down for trade negotiation leverage? Does he really believe this is a beneficial tax? Will the economic fall-out and lost jobs driving risks of senate losses in TX, ME, and NC cause congress to finally do their job?

Pharmacologist72

Look at what’s happening in NC appeals court race rn.

cloudsofgrey

its 90 outside here in NC today

admiralhipper

That's exactly how they got the poorest people to vote against unions. And still do, here in NC, even this year.

ConsiderationKey1658

There is a two story Wendy’s in Boone, NC

30yearoldhondaaccord

I’m not poor, I’m middle class and inflation affects me and my retirement. If myself or my husband were to receive a cancer diagnosis or face huge issues with our home due to climate disasters (shout out Asheville NC) we would be struggling, instantly. If we had kids we’d also be in a very precarious situation as well. So yes, regular people are also in a bind. If you think a nurse and an engineer are wealthy you are very naive.

quantizeddreams

Richard Burr from NC did just that before covid really hit and wasn’t he part of the committee that had insider knowledge? He even warned people at a few state functions. Pretty much nothing bad happened to him when that came out.

Deep-Security-7359

Unironically I keep trying to tell people that it could really improve lacking areas especially along the southeast (VA, NC, SC, GA) that once heavily relied on the tobacco industry

Accomplished-Exit822

They own their own factory in NC that makes sofas. They recently expanded it. The CEO said on the website earnings transcript that half of their sofas was be made in their NC factory this year. I’m looking at investing in it, which is why I listened to the call today. I last invested in it at around $40 and sold at $90 many years ago.

Grape_Pedialyte

I used to live in the Charlotte, NC market and got 99.7 which is the flagship classic rock station for John Boy and Billy, one of the most popular morning shows in the region. They always sucked off Republicans so I figure now they're probably devout Trump fart-sniffers. I don't know if it's Clear Channel taking over everything, how classic rock radio tends to lean old and white, or what, but it seems like most of the stations in that format tend to be overtly conservative leaning. I can't be the only one who thinks it's kind of odd to hear "Haha liberals are stupid, Republicans rule, now for a song about drugs and fucking from a bunch of dead hippies who were on Nixon's enemies list".

bdh2067

They did. Mitchell Gold was a major supplier. Then MG and other NC cos went bankrupt.

Temporary-Alarm-744

I doubt it was much better when produced in NC

iamcleek

come on down to NC. townhouses are sprouting like mushrooms after a summer rain.

Ok_Paramedic8698

I am surprised that RH doesn't get a lot of their stuff from the NC furniture companies that make really good stuff with local materials.

Rare-ish_Bird

Drive up I-95 and its clear NC and SC will be huge recipients of foreign investment in new manufacturing. Wish my fam had bought all that scrub land around the exits during the great recession. Will just wait for the next one....here it comes!

TheRealTexasGovernor

I can recommend NC. Florida sound great because hey no state income tax, but you'll get fucked on everything else like insurance. That ~4k I spend in NC income tax is the easiest money I have ever spent.

TheRealTexasGovernor

Lived in Florida for most of 2024 so I didn't pay income taxes for most of this year. With NC income tax my rate skyrockets to a horrifying... ~18% And tbf I also have zero deductibles so my tax return every year is a cool crisp $5 whole dollars.

Lovevas

Highway 40 in AZ, NM, TX, OK, AR has max speed 75MPH, in CA/TN/NC it has max speed 70MPH. Highway 5 in CA has max speed 70 MPH. Highway 15 has max speed 70 or 75MPH (outside of cities). Highway 10 has max speed up to 75MPH. There are many highways with max speed above 65MPH. Even for highway with max speed 65MPH, it's not necessary to be safe when you only drive at 65MPH, while the traffic is at much higher speed. Highway 5 is an example that typical traffic flow drive at at least 75-80MPH, and even trucks could easily drive above 65MPH. Limiting ADAS to drive max 65MPH is never safe in such traffic. And in many cases, you could get ticket for driving below traffic speed, even if that's within max legal speed. FSD (Supervised) has been for ordinary people to use for years, and it's not a robotaxi only system, so comparing it to Waymo is unfair and unnecessary. Robotaxi is just one selling point of FSD, but not all. FSD is also sold to ordinary people to help saving lives and help making driving easier. And the one feature robotaxi of FSD is also not the first and not the top priotized feature of FSD, so you cannot just say, because it's robotaxi feature is not as good as waymo, the whole FSD is not as good as waymo. If you need to compare these 2 ADAS systems, you need to at least compare: 1. Cost to build the system (hardware and software) 2. scenarios that each can drive: specific limited area or any road 3. Max speed it can drive (of course, higher speed requires a more sophisticated system to handle) 4. Safety: inverventions per million miles (I am sure Waymo is better, given it only drives in specific areas that it drive again and again every day, it's like you doing exercises of a textbook again and again, you are guaranteed to score high) 5. Requirement to maintain the system: ADAS that requires high-def maps, would require mo ongoing maintenance of maps. It would have high risk to fail, if the maps are not up tp date

Beetlejuice_hero

Senate makeup is not friendly to Democrats moving forward. 2006/2008 saw Democrats in Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas! (yes Arkansas), Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Florida, Louisiana. The likelihood of those states electing Democrats again is low to near impossible. The only hope(s) for Democrat pickups is Wisconsin, maybe NC, and Maine when "I'm ve-he-ry concerned" Collins finally retires. SCOTUS is gone for our entire lives. Only "hope" there is very very mild classic Republican (Roberts, eg) backlash to over the top MAGA. 06/08 was once in a generation turn. Backlash to Iraq War & financial crisis plus an historically charismatic candidate in Obama. It will be a nasty battle for the foreseeable future. RW propaganda has such a stranglehold on vast swathes of our country. At least with Trump 1.0 - riding Obama's stable economy - the market generally was in line with historic trends. Trump 2.0 is just trash so far and it's virtually all self-inflicted. Republicans: do your dumb tax cuts for your donors, yell about culture war bullshit, then fk off and allow for some stability & predictability for the markets.

jasonisdn

Seen them in NC also, several times.

tomr8334

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smartestredditor_eva

Canada will not produce automobiles soon. NC is already getting a furniture manufacturer that is leaving Canada due to the tariffs. Enjoy unemployment, Canadians.

Kcinic

Personally my parents are wildly abusive and until I went NC with them fully expected me to be their retirement plans. In a perfect world I believe in supporting your community, I'm part of multiple volunteer operations. But some parents dont deserve a bailout. Being a parent doesnt make you a good person. Nor does it make you deserving of your child's outputs.  There's value in understanding that deciding to support parents is a choice. And it isnt always the right one.  It sounds like OP has a good relationship with her mom and is working to help and I'm glad for her. But not everyone needs to reach that conclusion. 

MichaelM1206

How do you think Toyota was forced to build a plant here years ago? Same scenario. Hyundai just announced their new plant is on the way. I believe BMW built a plant in NC as well.

Nazereth_99

As a Canadian… we are super serious. My family cancelled a 5 week trip whitewater kayaking in NC, Al and Tennessee. We were supposed to be there now. We all really wanted to go … and we agree with a number of Trump policies. But threatening our sovereignty is just way too far and we won’t have it. How would Americans feel if China or Russia started saying they were going to annex you?

3DDoxle

750 was too much for Hawaians Anything was too much for East Palestine OH and Cashville NC. I'd like to short LA though. Like not just fire insurance or the city solvency but the entire city itself

putsellingregard

naked margin (soft core rated NC 17)

MindEracer

The data will take months, but the Florida real estate market is already showing some signs. Consistent, Price reductions across a lot of the state etc. There're many factors causing this, Canadians stepping back is just an additional one. We've made tons of deals in Florida, the economy there causes massive collapses and rebounds. We're moving most of our real estate ventures to NC tho.

AlpsSad1364

Tesla bulls: fundamentals don't matter - this stock is about the future! Also Tesla bulls: sales are soaring in Buttfuck, NC! We're going to the moon!

Whoopziedaisy

I am staying away for now. Solid company but with the ongoing Greenland dispute and US divestment from eu trade, this is the kind of company that could get hammered in a sour political environment. Not only could it squeeze their market, but they could pull their investment out of NC as well. They will be fine long run but my guess is some volatility ahead

wslambeth

Anecdotally I live in a lean red small city in NC and I've started seeing more Tesla's in my town and some of them have pro musk vanity plates/bumper stickers. There's no way maga collectively offsets the loss in sales but it does seem like at least some MAGA people are buying them.

Swimming_Tourist5632

My ass was looking at NC Miatas on FB marketplace over the weekend🤣🤣 I had it comin’

effrightscorp

>Are we any closer to manufacturing these chips? Yeah, it takes years to get a fab running and money hasn't really been disbursed until 2024. CHIPS act money is going to TSMC and Intel for their fabs that are starting production this year, most of the other fabs in planning are scheduled to come online in the next 5 years or so. Other new fabs, like Wolfspeed's in NC, are trying to negotiate for CHIPS act money as they come online > The main difference is that Trump got Taiwan to invest $$$$$ in the US. They announced [65B+ of investments](https://www.reuters.com/technology/tsmc-wins-66-bln-us-subsidy-arizona-chip-production-2024-04-08/) last year under Biden. Only difference really is the announcement under Trump is a bit bigger, but I wouldn't be surprised if TSMC held off on announcing the full extent of their plans so that rhey could make Trump happy if he were elected