How can Trump shoot himself in the dick or foot?It's on page 149.
He can’t see his dick or feet because of his fat belly.
Tariffs Catch-All
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He can’t see his dick or feet because of his fat belly.
He wasn’t being dismissive or condescending.
He offered an opinion. A great many of us worry that the Constitution no longer matters.
“Whatever. I don’t care. It’s just tiresome. States still can’t sign free trade deals with other countries.”
You replied. You care.
One of my swimming rivals growing up ended up being the best swimmer in the state (Top 10 national times in 10-12 events for YEARS). When we were 8 & under and 9-10, he was FAT. Not pudgy. Not chubby. Fat. He was also technically sound - great free, back, and fly strokes. His fatness slowed him down; but, he was often Top 5 in the state.It's on page 149.
At 11, he grew…..6-8-10 inches in a year…..12-14 inches in two years……he’d joke that after the growth spurt he looked down and thought, “What’s that?”
He was great until drugs found him at 15 or 16.
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Trump tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminium come into effect globally as Europe says it will retaliate – business live
European Commission says it will impose counter-tariffs on US goods from April
www.theguardian.com
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the global response to Donald Trump’s new tariffs. The 25% global tariffs on steel and aluminium came into effect at midnight ET “with no exceptions or exemptions”.
The European Commission responded almost immediately, saying it would impose counter tariffs on €26bn ($28bn) worth of US goods from next month.
“We deeply regret this measure,” European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement about the US tariffs, as Brussels announced it would be “launching a series of countermeasures” in response to the “unjustified trade restrictions”.
Australian deputy prime minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday the lack of exemptions was “really disappointing”, calling tariffs “an act of kind of economic self-harm”. He told radio station 2GB:
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Community Union: Tariffs 'hugely damaging and threaten jobs'
Community Union, Britain’s steelworkers’ union says the tariffs are “hugely damaging” and threaten jobs – and “self-defeating” for the United States.Alasdair McDiarmid, Community’s assistant general secretary, said:
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Unite, the UK’s biggest union, is calling on the government to immediately designate UK-produced steel as critical national infrastructure.
Unite believes there should be strict procurement rules for public sector projects to ensure they always use UK produced steel, and that that all future major infrastructure projects should be required to use UK produced steel.
By designating steel as a critical national infrastructure, in the interests of national security, the government would not be breaking competition rules.
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The European Commission said steel and aluminium products would be hit with tariffs in return, but also textiles, leather goods, home appliances, house tools plastics and wood. Agricultural products will also be impacted — including poultry, beef, some seafood, nuts, eggs, sugar and vegetables.
The commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen said:
Unite believes there should be strict procurement rules for public sector projects to ensure they always use UK produced steel, and that that all future major infrastructure projects should be required to use UK produced steel.
By designating steel as a critical national infrastructure, in the interests of national security, the government would not be breaking competition rules.
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The European Commission said steel and aluminium products would be hit with tariffs in return, but also textiles, leather goods, home appliances, house tools plastics and wood. Agricultural products will also be impacted — including poultry, beef, some seafood, nuts, eggs, sugar and vegetables.
The commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen said:
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‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items
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“There seems to be a quietness or denial about what’s going on,” Tetzlaff said, describing his horror at the authoritarian polices of Donald Trump and the response of US elites to the country’s growing democratic crisis.
“I feel utter anger. I cannot go on with this feeling inside. I cannot just go and play a tour of beautiful concerts.”
Tetzlaff is not alone in acting on his disquiet. A growing international move to boycott the US is spreading from Scandinavia to Canada to the UK and beyond as consumers turn against US goods.
Most prominent so far has been the rejection by European car buyers of the Teslas produced by Elon Musk, now a prominent figure in Trump’s administration as the head of the “department of government efficiency” a special group created by Trump that has contributed to the precipitous declines in Tesla’s share price. About 15% of its value was wiped out on Monday alone.
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Figures released this week suggested the number of Canadians taking road trips to the US – representing the majority of Canadians who normally visit – had dropped by 23% compared with February 2024, according to Statistics Canada.
While Canada and Mexico have been at the frontline of Trump’s trade war, the boycott movement is visible far beyond countries whose economies have been targeted.
In Sweden, about 40,000 users have joined a Facebook group calling for a boycott of US companies – ironically including Facebook itself – which features alternatives to US consumer products.
“I’ll replace as many American goods as I can and if many do so, it will clearly affect the supply in stores,” wrote one member of the group.
In Denmark, where there has been widespread anger over Trump’s threat to bring the autonomous territory of Greenland under US control, the largest grocery company, the Salling group, has said it will tag European-made goods with a black star to allow consumers to choose them over products made in the US.
“We are making it easier to shop for European brands,” its chief executive, Anders Hagh, wrote on LinkedIn, although he said the company would still stock US products.
More striking, perhaps, is the decision by companies to cut ties with the US. Norway’s largest oil bunkering operation, the privately owned Haltbakk, recently announced a boycott of its occasional supplying of fuel to US navy ships.
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EU wields ‘sledgehammer’ against Trump tariffs
Brussels strikes back against the U.S. president’s 25 percent levies on steel and aluminum.
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The European Union hit back hard as U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 percent global steel and aluminum tariffs on Wednesday, announcing a two-stage retaliation covering €26 billion in EU exports that far exceeded a trade fight that blew up in his first term.
The European Commission said it would, from April 1, reimpose tariffs in response to €8 billion in U.S. tariffs — including on iconic American products such as Harley-Davidson motorcycles, bourbon and jeans. And, from mid-April, it will set further countermeasures over €18 billion in new U.S. tariffs, subject to the approval of EU member states.
“We deeply regret this measure,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an early-morning statement.
“Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers. These tariffs are disrupting supply chains. They bring uncertainty for the economy. Jobs are at stake. Prices will go up. In Europe and in the United States. The European Union must act to protect consumers and business.”
Speaking before the announcement, one European steel industry representative said that Brussels would “go full sledgehammer because they are so fed up with Trump.”
The 27-nation bloc — a common market spanning 450 million people — wants to send an unmistakable message that the EU is serious about defending its economic interests should Trump launch a full-scale trade war.
The $1.7 trillion transatlantic trade relationship has been pivotal to the West’s postwar prosperity. But Trump, angered by the persistent U.S. trade deficit in goods, sees tariffs as a way to force businesses to bring industrial investment and jobs back to the United States.
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Why the UK Has Not Retaliated Against Trump’s Tariffs
Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to stay close to the United States, even as the uncertainty unleashed by President Trump offers a chance to build ties with the European Union.
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His own people won't allow him to stay so cozy with us for very long. Brits, for all their "better than" snobbishness are far more aligned with the rest of Europe than they are with us.Why the UK Has Not Retaliated Against Trump’s Tariffs
Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to stay close to the United States, even as the uncertainty unleashed by President Trump offers a chance to build ties with the European Union.www.nytimes.com
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Ah. Another right wing blunder with dire, long lasting consequences.
p5mmr9
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What Trump is doing is our version of Brexit.
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WTF?
Wow. There's no way to spin tariffs into tax cuts.
And what does she mean make America wealthy? America is wealthy, the question is will we be if trump isn't stopped?
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Smart move, let us copy such a poorly constructed plan that cause issues that they still haven't recovered from .
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Live updates: Canada will announce more than $20 billion in tariffs in response to Trump’s metal tax
Live updates: Canada will announce more than $20 billion in tariffs in response to Trump's metal tax
The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%.
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“Canada will announce Canadian $29.8 billion ($20.7 billion) in retaliatory tariffs in response to the 25% steel and aluminum tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump has leveled, a senior Canadian government official said Wednesday.
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StrangePackage
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Just when I was hoping the taters would move on to something else...
Maybe the tariffs will increase price and rarity enough to get their attention?