Using tariffs against allies as a blunt instrument in foreign policy talks is brazen & chaotic. But Trump getting this political win suggests there's more method to the madness than some critics recognized, even if the outcome is largely security theater. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/03/mexico-tariff-retaliation-trump/
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is there a gas leak nearby
God it's been a while but i think im unfollowing here, I dont really need to see more of this.
It seems to work.
The press is the enemy
Will.
Willllllllll.
The thing you are doing here.
Do you see yet why people accuse the press of bending over backwards to give Trump everything he wants re: messaging
Sorry but yeah that's what that is
He's focused only on making a "deal" that lets him issue more propaganda and often exacerbates or neglects the problem.
But I was promised tariff inflation and stock market mayhem, dammit!
Mussolini understood that, Desantis understands that,
Trump understands that.
Our media does not.
I think part of it is I've never fully adjusted to being seen as someone who speaks for the Washington Post
https://bsky.app/profile/crampell.bsky.social/post/3lhcalxfhi22k
THEN FIND OUT. Why are you out here writing that something is a “Trump win” and 2 breaths later saying you don’t actually know? Christ, how embarrassing.
A tactic paying off in the short term doesn’t make it a good strategy. Yes, your friend will give you their lunch money if you punch them in the face. But then you have one less friend. And everyone else knows you’re an untrustworthy dick.
WaPo is fascist garbage and no one should even glance at it.
did part of you die as a result?
https://bsky.app/profile/crampell.bsky.social/post/3lhbv7d4cbs2j
Look forward to your Substack or whatever.
I'm sure the Mexican version of Reveille is being blasted as we speak, as the Mexican National Guard breaks land speed records "rushing" to the border...like they do pretty much every year.
Sad stuff.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-honduras-guatemala-increase-troops-along-borders-white-house-official-2021-04-12/
So not sure he actually won something on balance.
Hasn’t her main point been that she wants illegal arms to stop crossing from the US?
Seems she got what she wanted.