The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words
"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
https://on.ft.com/3YjtOLV
"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
https://on.ft.com/3YjtOLV
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This will destroy American Businesses.
This will create a ruling class and a subservient class in America the likes of which we have never seen.
If you think groceries prices are already too high, the tariffs will increase the prices more.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-external-revenue-service-tariffs-2050135
is measured in kilobrexits.
Concerned. Just getting richer.
The world will have to wait and learn if that was strategic or just really bad business.
Both were preceded by a trade war where tariffs were the weapon of choice.
But take that, libs!!
(If they are, which seems to be the case, then that's another major problem that is making the US uninvestable. Trust has gone).
FT seems to be the only voice of reason left in the English language media.
The world is in biblical chaos at the moment with climate affected events, natural disasters, war, global health issues & now Trump throws in a possible financial collapse.
At a time humanity needs to be united some seek to divide us.
We wouldn't be here as a country without all of you. 🤬
Billionaire harm.
Putin’s harm.
This attack in the United States has been decades in the making. We are experiencing the fruition of long terms plans of our utter decimation.
You don’t need nuclear weapons or gas chambers when you have Felon47, fElon, and MAGAts.
The FT rarely minces words - a shame most Americans can’t grasp how their op-ed pages tend to have some of the most honest analysis of an issue. Rarely sugar coated
But KKKing Trump doesn't give a crap as in his sociopathic narcissist mind he will always be right, never wrong, believes he knows more about everything than anybody else and will never have to apologize.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/president-elect-biden-wary-trump-focused-investigations-sources-say-n1247959
And it’s still happening around DOGE, signalgate.
Cutting yourself off from markets and motivating your former allies to establish new partnerships is unsound, as tRump and his gang of betrayers are about to find out - although they are too rich and indifferent to care.
If he wants to gamble with his own money (if there truly is any) fine - but to gamble with America's money AND our reputation around the world - SHAME on all you GOP CULT members!
will they be stacked
like cordwood
in EL SALVADOR
after being
plucked by ICE
and sent to Bukele.
He finally found something he is good at.
A) destroy the system
B) grift (short) the markets
C) B above a couple of times then A above
D) prevent the release of embarrassing compromat
It’s actually his primary objective-to constantly be the center of attention-so he’ll call it a win. #mememe
It won't come back, countries will continue to cut US out of the loop.
They NEED to detach from whatever 47 can use to jerk them around. He'll do it if only for the attention he craves.
Except to the billionaire-class whom Trump hangs with.
Cept for them...
Proceeds to crash economy so he can prove he’s capable of being even worse than Hoover… way to go America
Already alienated our closest allies.
Now on track for Stagflation.
Crippled US trade/started a Trade War
Placed idiots & fools to head Gov Agencies.
Gutted Fed Workers.
Deleted any guardrails on his power.
https://youtu.be/HJWLrQ6WmYk?si=xjCBQTbjWZ8R_2tA
Ups..
What does Peter Theil believe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin
Who is Theil's buddy? Elon Musk
Every step of the way.
NOBODY will ever be able to credibly say they didn't see it coming.
EVERYBODY SAW IT COMING.
They don't give a FUCK if we're in a second Great Depression. That budget is going through.
They're a cult of the clueless.
He's played this game for 2 months. If I were leading another country and he removed the tariff on me?
I'd tell him to fuck off.
Other nations have no reason to continue playing his stupid game.
I'd heard rumors it was actually astroturfed by Israel, which while conspiratorial, totally makes sense.
Strikes are hard on the economy. Complacency in these times is harder.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-Hawley-Tariff-Act
'Around two-thirds of U.S. imports remained tariff-free, so the average rate rose much less, by 6.3 points to just under 20%.'
'In the 1932 election, Hawley lost his primary; Smoot got waxed in the general election' ...
And Republicans 'routed'.
https://fortune.com/2025/04/03/smoot-hawley-act-tariffs-great-depression-trump/
https://gofund.me/ae01c144
Congress do your job! Judicial do your job.
A mad wanna-be king stuck in his 80s delirium...
They simply cannot understand what they're doing but clap like idiotic seals everytime Trump does something.
Get rid of the paywall and I'll read more articles.
Rip chord?
Ctrl + Alt + DEL?
Fire alarm?
25th amendment?
Anything?
…. Anyone?!
SERVING is the job of any POTUS. He doesn't get the concept but that doesn't change the job requirements. We have no job opening for king or despot.
back to giving himself enemas?
He imposed them for himself
The problem is that American democratic checks and balances on Presidential Executive Authority no longer function properly and Trumps cult of personality does not function to stop or check his hubristic executive commands
Major UK grocers should also indicate the cost of the Brexit Dividend per shop on every receipt
https://motorillustrated.com/volkswagen-will-indicate-import-tariff-as-separate-fee-on-window-stickers/151765/
1. Trump, 3/16/20
-2,997.10
2. Trump, 3/12/20
-2,352.60
3. Trump, 3/9/20
-2,013.76
4. Trump, 6/11/20
-1,861.82
5. Trump, 4/3/25
-1,679.39
6. Trump, 3/11/20
-1,464.94
From the FT:
Mainly vindictive idiocy.
But- This is perfectly in Line w/PINO goal of Extortion/Bullying/Supplication Demands of ALL worldwide leaders to HIM.
Similar to every EO policy/revenge on others.
Kowtow or Suffer his Madness!
I’m still trying to connect the dots to figure out for what purpose.
The tariff plan was a sham. No rhyme or reason to the numbers and they’re not not even correct.
The details weren’t important.
It was the act of applying the tariffs to stabilize the markets and the economy
That’s what it seems like.
https://youtu.be/2B6gS_WyXKo?si=dqOQ-TDoHTPiL_FU