When people no longer need to use four paper straws to finish their drinks, the savings will be passed to chicken farmers.
Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread
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He'll just tell us how they have no talent and are not good at their jobs.
India’s pissed off now:
US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown.
Indian lawmakers demonstrated outside parliament on Thursday, some wearing shackles and others mocking the much-touted friendship between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Elsewhere in New Delhi, members of the youth wing of India’s main opposition party burned an effigy of Trump.
Now this is honestly something I can get behind. Those paper straws positively suck. Still, this has more of a "class president" vibe, doesn't it? What about the price of eggs?
(ETA: Sorry CFord! Just saw your post above. Great minds think alike!
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“President Donald Trump said Friday he will announce next week “reciprocal tariffs” affecting all U.S. trading partners, a potentially massive shift in the nation’s approach to foreign trade.
“I’ll be announcing that next week. Reciprocal trade so that we’re treated evenly with other countries. We don’t want any more or any less,” the president said, without offering details.
…“If India, China, or any other country hits us with a 100 or 200 percent tariff on American-made goods, we will hit them with the same exact tariff. In other words, 100 percent is 100 percent. If they charge US, we charge THEM — an eye for an eye, a tariff for a tariff, same exact amount,” he said in 2023.
On Friday, the president described his reciprocal approach as “pretty simple.” But unilaterally overhauling the existing U.S. tariff structure could run afoul of U.S. commitments to the World Trade Organization and would upend global trade patterns.
One former U.S. trade negotiator said the president’s plan would represent the most significant trade policy change since the late 1940s.
“Moving away from what is known as ‘unconditional MFN’ where each WTO member pledges to give to every other member the lowest rate they offer to any country is the biggest change in global trade since” 1947, said John Veroneau, a partner at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. …”
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“… All WTO members are required to offer the same tariff rates to all other members, with a few exceptions such as in cases of national security. Switching to a reciprocal system would mean scores of different tariff rates for different trading partners.
Individual nations generally choose tariffs to protect industries or products of special importance.
The United States, for example, maintains a 35 percent import tax on pickup trucks made overseas, essentially closing the market to foreign-made models to protect domestic automakers’ most profitable business.
Matching other nations’ tariffs would cause the United States to erect high protective tariffs to defend products that it may not even produce, resulting in higher costs for consumers, according to trade analysts. …”
“… All WTO members are required to offer the same tariff rates to all other members, with a few exceptions such as in cases of national security. Switching to a reciprocal system would mean scores of different tariff rates for different trading partners.
Individual nations generally choose tariffs to protect industries or products of special importance.
The United States, for example, maintains a 35 percent import tax on pickup trucks made overseas, essentially closing the market to foreign-made models to protect domestic automakers’ most profitable business.
Matching other nations’ tariffs would cause the United States to erect high protective tariffs to defend products that it may not even produce, resulting in higher costs for consumers, according to trade analysts. …”
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So do you two.Now this is honestly something I can get behind. Those paper straws positively suck. Still, this has more of a "class president" vibe, doesn't it? What about the price of eggs?
(ETA: Sorry CFord! Just saw your post above. Great minds think alike!
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Dozens of countries, including Germany, South Africa and Mexico, said Friday that President Donald Trump’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court would “erode the international rule of law.”
The joint statement by 79 countries came hours after Trump signed an executive order slapping financial sanctions and visa restrictions against ICC staff and their family members, alleging the court has improperly targeted the United States and Israel.
“Such measures increase the risk of impunity for the most serious crimes and threaten to erode the international rule of law, which is crucial for promoting global order and security,” the 79 countries, including Canada and France, said in a statement publicly released by numerous governments.
The statement added that “sanctions could jeopardize the confidentiality of sensitive information and the safety of those involved—including victims, witnesses, and court officials, many of whom are our nationals.”
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The joint statement by 79 countries came hours after Trump signed an executive order slapping financial sanctions and visa restrictions against ICC staff and their family members, alleging the court has improperly targeted the United States and Israel.
“Such measures increase the risk of impunity for the most serious crimes and threaten to erode the international rule of law, which is crucial for promoting global order and security,” the 79 countries, including Canada and France, said in a statement publicly released by numerous governments.
The statement added that “sanctions could jeopardize the confidentiality of sensitive information and the safety of those involved—including victims, witnesses, and court officials, many of whom are our nationals.”
Dozens of countries reject Trump administration sanctions on ICC
Trump on Thursday signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of improperly targeting the United States and Israel.
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They just don't understand eroding the rule of law is his objective.
I kinda think in the "all things Trump" world that scores of separate tariffs for different countries and different goods is exactly the point. Setting standard rates would interfere with extracting corrupt payoffs. Gotta understand the underlying motivations of these things.
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Translation: “he stopped taking my calls.”
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“… Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old member of Elon Musk’s squad that’s criss-crossing US government agencies, was fired from an internship after he was accused of sharing information with a competitor.
“Edward has been terminated for leaking internal information to the competitors,” said a June 2022 message from an executive of the firm, Path Network, which was seen by Bloomberg News. “This is unacceptable and there is zero tolerance for this.”
A spokesperson for the Arizona-based hosting and data-security firm said Thursday: “I can confirm that Edward Coristine's brief contract was terminated after the conclusion of an internal investigation into the leaking of proprietary company information that coincided with his tenure.”
Afterward, Coristine wrote that he’d retained access to the cybersecurity company’s computers, though he said he hadn’t taken advantage of it.
“I had access to every single machine,” he wrote on Discord in late 2022, weeks after he was dismissed from Path Network, according to messages seen by Bloomberg.
Posting under the name “Rivage,” which six people who know him said was his alias, Coristine said he could have wiped Path’s customer-supporting servers if he’d wished. He added, "I never exploited it because it's just not me." …”
Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.“… Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old member of Elon Musk’s squad that’s criss-crossing US government agencies, was fired from an internship after he was accused of sharing information with a competitor.
“Edward has been terminated for leaking internal information to the competitors,” said a June 2022 message from an executive of the firm, Path Network, which was seen by Bloomberg News. “This is unacceptable and there is zero tolerance for this.”
A spokesperson for the Arizona-based hosting and data-security firm said Thursday: “I can confirm that Edward Coristine's brief contract was terminated after the conclusion of an internal investigation into the leaking of proprietary company information that coincided with his tenure.”
Afterward, Coristine wrote that he’d retained access to the cybersecurity company’s computers, though he said he hadn’t taken advantage of it.
“I had access to every single machine,” he wrote on Discord in late 2022, weeks after he was dismissed from Path Network, according to messages seen by Bloomberg.
Posting under the name “Rivage,” which six people who know him said was his alias, Coristine said he could have wiped Path’s customer-supporting servers if he’d wished. He added, "I never exploited it because it's just not me." …”
