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Trump Has Already Botched His Own Bad Tariff Plan

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  • Very true.

    This is why EUs response to this is making me sick. Just grow a fucking pair already. They're tiptoeing around slamming back with massive tariffs, basically confirming to trump that he should push harder to get whatever he wants.

    China immediately slapped back with massive tariffs, and this is how it needs to be done.

    • TIL USA banned asbestos only in 2024

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  • Avgas (100LL) isn't banned yet. What is banned, starting may 2025, is importing or mixing the lead additive (TEL) itself, so avgas cannot be produced in Europe.

    This means that avgas will have to be imported from elsewhere, which should raise its price and provide an incentive to move away from using it.

    This is a very soft handed approach, I'll just say I'm very glad I don't live close to an airfield...

    Edit: jet fuel doesn't contain lead. Only piston engine aircraft use this fuel.

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    • The world reacts to Trump's sweeping tariffs: 'No basis in logic'

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  • Sure they are, as long as foreign nationals pay their own taxes with them.

    • The world reacts to Trump's sweeping tariffs: 'No basis in logic'

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  • Depends. Do Mericuhns pay their taxes in Dollers?

    • The world reacts to Trump's sweeping tariffs: 'No basis in logic'

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  • If I can't pay my taxes with it, it isn't a real currency.

    • The world reacts to Trump's sweeping tariffs: 'No basis in logic'

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  • It's heartbreaking, really.

    The UK is like a kid who just got his face covered in mud by bullies, and goes "aren't my friends wonderful for playing with me?".

    • Booker’s speech tops 350M likes on TikTok live

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  • That's utterly disgusting. How can they like hot chips?

    /S

    • Cory Booker breaks a 68-year-old Senate record with a 25-hour speech

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  • "Can you explain some of the issues with the current administration?"

    This guy: Hold my beer.

    What a legend!

    • Canada is now one of the most polluting countries per capita. Huge cars, lack of public transit, food waste, plastic packaging. We can do better

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  • Solving problems the Excel way.

    • L'Otters

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  • Usually pedantic grammatical corrections are obnoxious, but somehow this was informative, and respect for translating the meme.

    • Canada PM Mark Carney says old relationship with US 'is over'

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  • This is the important part.

    The whole world suffered trump's first term as a sort of scam that many confused, struggling Americans fell for.

    But then y'all go and do it a second time? Fuck you.

    • Never trust coworkers

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  • Technically he has more sides now. A lot more.

    • Era of close ties with US 'is over': Canada PM Carney

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  • Canada and the EU should definitely bait trump into escalating tariffs as quickly as possible, and reach agreements to increase trade between themselves.

    If trump continues to escalate and retaliate, Mexico and even China need to be included in the agreement.

    This will have huge consequences for America, effectively excluding it from worldwide trade, while diluting the impact for the remaining nations.

    America has a huge production capacity though, and that's why escalation needs to happen quickly, not giving it time to ramp up subsidized domestic production.

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  • That's how it goes.

    They seem lovely from afar, then you actually buy their goods or services, and then they try to fleece you out your last dime while adding more and more water to the lemonade to reduce production costs and maximise profits.

    She's a CEO already.

    • Great Advice

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  • And chocolate. Lots of chocolate.

    Hope you're well now. * Hugs *

    • Americans walked from door to door and failed to find a family Vance's wife could visit before cancelled visit in Nuuk, according to Danish TV2

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  • I'm an atheist and this is one of my favourite hobbies! I could usually find a few on Sundays close to vulnerable people hotspots - churches, hospitals - and all it took was a glance at their magazine stand for them to strike up a conversation.

    So far, I've found they're ill equipped at proving the existence of a god, let alone their specific brand. Some were actually impressed with a detailed theory of evolution, and may or may not have started to reassess their view of the world.

    I really love some good faith arguing in the morning...

    • 'vegetative electron microscopy'

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  • Management would like to push up this timeline. Can you deliver by end of week?

    • Disappointing coyote attack

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  • Thank you, I wouldn't have known how to react to the child's amusing statement without the emojis instructions.

    • Time to double down on the metric system

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  • The articles first line starts with:

    Body mass index (BMI) is an anthropometric index that is commonly used in the medical setting and is a factor in assessing various disease risks

    If it's good enough for doctors, it's good enough for me. Wake me up when something else takes its place.