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disguy_ovahea @ disguy_ovahea @lemmy.world
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Trump's tariffs hit islands of penguins and elephant seals

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  • He managed to tariff two islands of penguins and still leave Russia off the list. Incredible.

    • Harvard faculty organize amid anxiety that the college will capitulate to Trump

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  • Capitulation while sitting on a $53B endowment demonstrates the desire to align if given an excuse to do so. Some universities would actually struggle if federal funding was withheld. Harvard is not one of them.

    • TIL About the Smoot-Hawley Act, Which was the 20% Across the Board Tariff That Deepened the Great Depression and Resulted in the Largest Senate Seat Loss in History

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  • In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the... Anyone? Anyone?... the Great Depression, passed the... Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered?... raised tariffs, in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression. Today we have a similar debate over this. Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone seen this before? The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Anyone? Something-d-o-o economics. Voodoo economics.

    • Trump commerce secretary makes WTF claim on Fox News about America's 'beautiful' beef

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  • Think of your secretary…

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  • Awareness. Engagement. Unity. Support. Connection.

    • Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Hegseth Signal messages

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  • Vance is such a dickhead you’d get a mushroom bruise on your knuckles.

    • The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption. | Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.

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  • Exactly. The thin covering of gold was meant to represent the small minority holding all of the wealth.

    • We are so cooked

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    • Times have changed

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  • An excuse for what? I think I misunderstood your point.

    • Times have changed

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    • Times have changed

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  • My concern on that front is trust. After electing Trump, Biden, Trump, our allies see the US as a rocking ship. Our allies’ trust in us will take more than a term to regain.

    • Times have changed

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  • That’s true, although this administration is perfectly timed to siphon off the largest wealth transfer in US history with the demise of the boomers.

    • Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources

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  • Science demands it!

    • Times have changed

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  • I’m sure my daughter would want to. The problem is it’s completely unrealistic in the US. When I’m too old to care for myself, I’m going to insist on a nursing home. Hell, the LAN parties are going to be great by then.

    • Democats filibuster medicaid cuts for 12 hours live.

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  • Can’t be dragged down by that western weakness “empathy.” Haha

    Good stuff. Have fun and stay safe out there!

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  • At least those were investigated.

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  • That’s exactly what I’m saying. This doesn’t equate until an investigation is performed.

    • Democats filibuster medicaid cuts for 12 hours live.

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  • Great! Hope to see you out in the protests! Are you going out on Saturday? Should be one in your state capital if you can’t make it to DC.

    • Democats filibuster medicaid cuts for 12 hours live.

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  • That’s fair. I’d like to see a real progressive platform. A liberal bias would be too close to an MSNBC clone.

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  • Of course you’re “both sides” on this. You do understand that the Secret Service oversaw the server, and that Trump’s DoJ investigated it?

    Do you also know that the NSA explicitly advised against the use of Signal for any governmental purpose, citing recent exploits by Russian hackers? Hell, Gmail even states that it reads your emails during signup. Still, Republicans are refusing an investigation.

    This is not a both sides argument anymore. Get off the soapbox. Ya done.