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You can see why John Barker flounced from the old evo forum, when someone suggested that car journalists take back handers from car manufacturers

Rich B wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:29 pm

Matty wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:25 pm Come on now Gav, and be honest - if some shyster company offered you life-changing money to sponsor something you didn't entirely or morally agree with, but had no real impact on anyone that resulted in harm - you wouldn't pedal it on your channel?

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Dave!

V8Granite wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 3:23 pm

Rich B wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:29 pm

Matty wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:25 pm Come on now Gav, and be honest - if some shyster company offered you life-changing money to sponsor something you didn't entirely or morally agree with, but had no real impact on anyone that resulted in harm - you wouldn't pedal it on your channel?

You know what is life changing? Squarespace. You can set up a website with full analytics in as little as 2 hours and if you use my discunt code RICH4 you can get a full 4% discount for the first 11 days.

Incase anyone is wondering, that same RICH4 gets you a discount on no sweat rubber maids outfits. At NoSweatRubber.con

Dave!

it adds money on for the dominatrix outfit.

To be honest, it’s just nice to feel pretty again

Dave!

Rich B wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:29 pm You know what is life changing? Squarespace. You can set up a website with full analytics in as little as 2 hours and if you use my discunt code RICH4 you can get a full 4% discount for the first 11 days.

You should consider starting a social media channel the way you're seamlessly integrating these promotions into the narrative

Matty wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:25 pm Come on now Gav, and be honest - if some shyster company offered you life-changing money to sponsor something you didn't entirely or morally agree with, but had no real impact on anyone that resulted in harm - you wouldn't pedal it on your channel?

I've been offered decent money for brand promotions in the past - if you want to learn how to do the same then DM me with VIRAL and I'll send you a free eBook.

When I was starting out I got offered products and events in exchange for posts and I quickly learned that trying to crowbar something I don't believe in, into a video, feels absolutely horrid. It's really not worth it. I've turned down brand collabs for AG1, Huel, Dominoes pizza and more and am getting close to walking away from a contract with a major supermarket because their legal dept are trying shape the script too much. The money on those jobs isn't lifechanging, but it's still very good money for the amount of work involved. The point is that what I put out publicly on my channels has to be what I believe in.

Also, the main reason that I make social media videos about food policy is because of previous work with a massive international charity (not into wrestling at all) who campaigned about food, yet refused to campaign about supermarkets because Tesco were a donor. If I let the money shape what I promote on my own social media channels then it feels like a contradiction.

Read it today, “you can’t spell tariffs without FFS!”

mik wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:14 am

RobYob wrote: Mon Apr 07, 2025 10:50 pm Perun on YouTube usually does defence economics based content but as this is now a trade war he's dived into Trump's tariff tantrum and boy did I not realise how deep the stupid went.

I’d never heard of Perun, but thank you - watched a chunk of this over breakfast. Some great analysis and observations.

He's excellent and has quite a different perspective with a good dose of humour. His "April 1st" episode on rearming Europe without the US is well worth a look. The French get a major "I told you so" by having jet, tactical nuclear and strategic deterrents independent of America.

Last year's April 1st was "building the worst WW2 air force" which will appeal to those who like their airfix and tomes of ancient knowledge.

Never thought I’d see the day a head of state used the phrase “kissing my ass”

FFS What a classless prick.

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China has increased their tariffs on American goods to 84%

mik wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 11:26 pm So how many shares do you reckon Trump & Trumpettes will have hoovered up whilst they have dropped in value, only for him to change his mind on a few aspects and the markets recover and……

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8vyy35g3mt

Ah, rats. I built a fully equipped 100,000 sqft car factory yesterday, what am I going to do with it now ?

dinny_g wrote: Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:34 pm

mik wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 11:26 pm So how many shares do you reckon Trump & Trumpettes will have hoovered up whilst they have dropped in value, only for him to change his mind on a few aspects and the markets recover and……

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8vyy35g3mt

Exactly. Trump, his aides, anyone else in the know...

You can see the volume in the futures markets 20 minutes before the news dropped. That was the insiders positioning themselves.

JonMad wrote: Wed Apr 09, 2025 9:28 pm

dinny_g wrote: Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:34 pm

mik wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 11:26 pm So how many shares do you reckon Trump & Trumpettes will have hoovered up whilst they have dropped in value, only for him to change his mind on a few aspects and the markets recover and……

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8vyy35g3mt

Exactly. Trump, his aides, anyone else in the know...

Let’s not forget he sacked the leadership of the SEC as soon as as he got in and installed his lacky…

He’s perpetuating the greatest theft in history, smirking while he does it and there’s fuck all anyone can do about it.

Trump celebrating a record market rally - the Dow going up almost 3000 points in a day. Lets just skirt past the 8000 point drop because of his games.

At which point does he get charged with insider trading?

He won’t, he’s immune. All his insiders will get pardoned.