U.S. Customs and Border Protection claimed late on Friday that imported electronics, such as smartphones, laptops and more, would be exempt from Trump’s tariffs.

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  • illi@lemm.eeEnglish
    85·
    2 days ago

    Things would be more stable if literal toddler was in charge, ffs.

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    2 days ago

    Hmm.

    Economy go CRASH every time Republicans are in charge.

    Hmmm.

    Nah, we should definitely whine about a war going on between two other nations on the other side of the planet and boot the team that was recovering our economy by voting 3rd party or not voting at all.

    That’s working out great for us.

    • TheRealKuni@midwest.socialEnglish
      32·
      1 day ago

      I sincerely believe that there was a concerted effort to disillusion voters in 2016 and 2024. The whole push for Bernie bros to not vote for Hillary and the push to reject the Democrats for the Israeli-perpetrated genocide in Gaza felt so similar.

      Obviously plenty of people did feel strongly that the Democrats weren’t worth supporting, but I think the initial push on both of those, and a large amount of the continued support for them, was perpetrated by people who wanted Trump to win. They didn’t have to convince people to vote for Trump, they just had to convince them not to vote for the Dems. These actors understand first-past-the-post voting well enough to weaponize it.

  • copacetic@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    49·
    2 days ago

    There was no Tariff ‘exception’ announced on Friday,” he said

    Feels like we are close to “We have always been at war with Eurasia.”

    • rhombus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      19·
      2 days ago

      This one is just pure stupidity. Border Control and Customs announces the exemption one day, Trump immediately walks it back the next, all while markets are still closed. A bunch of idiots probably bought options on Apple and are going to get absolutely screwed when markets open today. If I had to guess the exemption was planned and got out too early somehow.

  • b161@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    God this guy is a greasy fucker. Where did he appear from all of a sudden anyway? I heard he lived in the same building as Epstein.

    • Yermaw@lemm.eeEnglish
      10·
      2 days ago

      Do you have any idea the physical toll 3 tariffs have on the body?

  • Yoga@lemmy.caEnglish
    10·
    2 days ago

    Waving hands around like an idiot

    “You could say I’ve made an exception to the exception.”

  • ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.comEnglish
    10·
    2 days ago

    Was that almost a week in a steady state? Guess their brokers where on vacation and couldn’t finish unloading their shares for a bit.

  • Wazowski@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    2 days ago

    He’s such a stupid cunt. Which is why I only bought back in with half the shit I liquidated in March.