metabourke.bsky.social
Interested in trade policy, tax policy & practice, urban development and public transport.
UK, Australia, China and travel.
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If he were Black he’d already be dead. If he were Hispanic, he’d be on the way to El Salvador.
Instead, he’ll be expecting the same pardon offered to Jan6 terrorists. Once you start pardoning terrorists you shouldn’t be surprised if there’s an increase in terrorist activity. It’s ’common sense’.
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These terrorists have been radicalised by terror groups, far-right media, and MAGA lies, and they are embolden when they see the Jan 6 terrorists being pardoned.
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And a hundred years later we wouldn’t be surprised to read “7 children pinned beneath ICE wagon”.
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In the past parties targeted Basildon Man and Worcester Woman, but now Labour, Tory and Reform all seem to be targeting the angry Kettering Karen and Redcar Ron.
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Presumably to the knuckle-draggers and mouth-frothers targeted by Reform UK Ltd.
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Where’s the well-regulated Militia when you need it?
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Yes, but they aren’t threatened… they are offended by the idea of caring for others they perceive as different from themselves.
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And suddenly the SPVs created to finance/produce/own the rights to all films (apart from those produced by the new Propaganda Office) will be wholly based outside the USA.
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But Trumpski is including the quid pro quo special treatment deals he’s doing with US importers that are willing to pay the price.
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When and where was Russia invaded by Ukraine prior to 2024?
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Yes, and both were at Putin’s instigation.
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Yes, higher import duties would be self-inflicted harm on the economy, although a steep tariff on the import of electric cars from the US wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Better to focus on enforcing Australian income tax compliance by US tech companies.
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And provides the justification for Australia to slap a 50% tariff on imports from the US.
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“Calculated rate” is not calculated on the basis given by Trump in his ramblings earlier. Actual calculation basis is very simple but still too complex for Donnie to understand.
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Krasnov is desperate to take some new territory to compensate for the forthcoming handing back of Alaska to Putin.
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They’ll all be replaced when Putin instructs Krasnov that Alaska is part of Russia and the US regime is not to start a war when Putin’s army re-establishes control.
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Because only Russian, Israeli, and possibly US intelligence has the evidence of Donnie’s treason.
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How disrespectful of Donnie that he conducts US government affairs wearing that cheap and nasty Chinese-made cap.
Isn’t it time he was at one of his tacky resorts getting in some cheating at golf?
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All the worst people coming into the country. They’re opening the jails and sending their rapists.
That’s what happens on Trump’s watch. He is the swamp.
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What is MAGAs obsession with all this BIGOT terminology?
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He’s speaking about people he recruited, when the only criteria was total loyalty to the Rapist Orange Nazi.
But what should we expect? His name is Don, as in Mafia Don, and his family name is Trump i.e. fart. Is it any wonder he’s a corrupt arsehole?
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Dementia Donnie doesn’t understand buying a ticket rather than chartering a jet.
DT: “What the price to fly to Tampa?”
Lackey: “It costs about $300, sir”
DT: “For a jet flight?”
L: “Yes, it’s on a 737”
DT: “That’s about 150 seats, so $2 each”
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They do it every day at the border. The importer needs to declare the CIF value and provide supporting documentation. That is not the main problem with Rapist’s tariffs.
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And what’s with the “…Again”? The USSR, France and the UK made commercial supersonic passenger jets previously. When did the US do that?
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He can’t charge Canada & Mexico. The import tax is paid by US importers.
Wonder whether they’ll be some opaque exemptions granted to big business owners close to the regime.
The retaliatory taxes on US products imposed by other nations will be targeted to hurt swings states and regime cronies.
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But on the advice of a previous PM in many cases