Don Julio

I’m not attacking your politics but in terms of economics some of this simply don’t make sense. Tariffs increase the price of imported goods . They don’t reduce the price of competing domestic goods. So gas prices can’t come down because of tariffs. They could come down because of an increase in domestic or international supply - e.g. opening up new oil fields or seizing Venezuelan oil or just a dip in prices because OPEC open the taps. Either way, not tariff related. Equally inflation can’t lead to more money in the hands of the consumer. Tax breaks obviously can, but then you need to identify which consumers benefit as it’s pretty hard to give all consumers a tax break that lands equally across different income deciles. And if you did it would stoke inflation. If inflation is up, costs of goods overall can’t be down. You do say “many goods” but they must be a minority. By definition inflation at any level means prices are rising. Lower inflation just means at a slower rate than before. All of which is not to say that you necessarily want 0 inflation, but central banks generally aim for below 2%. As I said, not questioning your politics, but it’s important to separate out the different factors at play. Trump is clearly targeting sources of raw materials overseas. Rare earth minerals in Ukraine, oil in Venezuela, not sure precisely what in Greenland. American consumers will benefit from that. The question you have to ask is at what price for the rest of the world?

Curtis Mayfield - Move on up

Trashcan Sinatras - All Night

I get what you’re saying Jupiter. On the face of it there’s never been a better time to be alive in terms of all sorts of metrics, when looking at the global picture. That doesn’t mean that we’re not all doomed though! Same might have been true of Rome or Teotohuacan or wherever. It’s not just about where we’re at but about where we might be going. And being purely UK-centric I’d argue we’re in a worse position now than we were in the 90s on lots of fronts. So there is good reason for a sense of malaise.

Ghostface Killah - Heart Street Directions

The Cure - In Between Days

C&C Music Factory - Gonna make you sweat

Sugababes - About you now.

That's four in a row we've not scored It feels like our tactics are flawed With wingers inverted Our chances deserted And all of us thoroughly bored

Only one possible option here... The Human League - Don't you want me baby? Fun trivia fact - once spent Hogmanay with Susan Sulley.

Doesn't know Scottish football. It's a no from me.

Except I think Nilsen was supposed to bring that steel. Which I think he did, it’s just that he brought other stuff that didn’t work out well and his form tailed off quickly. Lazetic also pretty steely, but to no great effect. I think Gyamfi has it in him too.

To be fair, both of those worked out pretty well!

Resources dry up. Life becomes shit. People rebel. Time to go back and read The Handmaid’s Tale. Or the history of Teotihuacan. Or Aberdeen post mid-90s. Or whatever. Rico clearly knows more about this than the rest of us so looking forward to reading more (that’s not sarcasm by the way).

Unless your name’s McGrath…

The Police - So Lonely

I very definitely wouldn’t get rid of Armstrong. He’s been inconsistent but his quality shines through. He’s also 5th in the SPFL for chances created, which in a team that has a major problem creating chances is key.

All Saints - Pure Shores

Is there a reason no-one is mentioning Steve Clarke? No doubt he’ll leave Scotland after the World Cup. Knows Scottish football…

Tom Waits - Rosie

Suede - Head Music

An improvement. If we could learn to defend set pieces and show composure in front of goal, we’d be a hell of a lot better! Thought Polvara did well after recent poor performances, albeit he missed a sitter.

So Celtic have parted with Nancy Amorim Man U didn't fancy Our Jimmy's gone hame Are egos to blame? Or all three's Pep G sycophancy?

So now we've said bye to Thelin Who next for our dear Aberdeen? A foreign unknown? Or one of our own? A puzzle for Lutz Pfannenstein

"AFC - the gory years"