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joycewhitevance.bsky.social • 6 days ago

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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Comments

madbiker666.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump's tariffs are a blunt tool to grow home production.
Sadly America can't produce enough steel at home to meet it's needs. This is just one example of what's wrong with his policy.
I get he is trying to stop the flood of cheap Chinese steel but this ain't the right way to go about it.

17762025.bsky.social•5 days ago

It's about time someone with a platform put this front and center. People saying "these guys are so stupid" or pretending that what Trump's doing makes sense in some insanely abstract way are either stupid themselves, in denial or in on the grift.

zoendez.bsky.social•5 days ago

It's an attack on the people from within. This is what it's all been about.

baconbill-p.bsky.social•5 days ago

imo, All of this is so Trump can extort bribes through his meme coin.

I would love to see him prosecuted for Misdemeanor of State.

jimobx.bsky.social•5 days ago

Good information from the senator but where's the enforcement mechanism to actually stop Trump? It's obvious that "MAGA Grinder Mike" is not gonna do shit. Do we The people form a militia and storm the congress, WH ? Do we turn into vigilantes ? Where is the national opposition leader?

spideymac.bsky.social•5 days ago

There is only ONE way to understand what Trump is doing to our country ... HE HATES IT and LOVES HIMSELF MORE!

nifftycydonia.bsky.social•5 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/nifftycydonia.bsky.social/post/3llr3px4yqk22

carljungfranz.bsky.social•6 days ago

*

The Christian fundamentalists

elected the anti-Christ President.

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bjmcgee.bsky.social•6 days ago

Post the corresponding page in project 2025 up next to your posts. Keep people from focusing on one horror and help us put together the pieces. Organize and march. Now is the time.

hollygaye.bsky.social•5 days ago

Brilliantly and terrifyingly outlined by Murphy. I see Steve Bannon’s plan is falling into place.

cbguitar321.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yup. Terrifying!

nobodyowens1.bsky.social•6 days ago

I don't know, he's pretty much had the loyalty of the oligarchs and big corporations without all this. I'm just not sure his plans are this sophisticated. He governs by his own stupid instinct and intuition, and that's the equivalent of letting my plumber do my brain surgery.

archivist1001.bsky.social•5 days ago

Collapse companies.

Trump's buddies buy them up CHEAP

That's the plan.

allimcc.bsky.social•5 days ago

*and he thinks every country will have to come begging for relief (not us! F*ck that 🇨🇦)

lhadleystewart.bsky.social•5 days ago

Exactly! It’s obvious! Ruining our country at Russia’s request.

sheawolf.bsky.social•5 days ago

Notice that there are no tariffs on Russia?

demsaregoodpeople2.bsky.social•5 days ago

This guy is literally trying to end democracy as we know it…

gjabberbox.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yes, but what to do about it.

kennarhi.bsky.social•5 days ago

Easy to give up Twitter and the high fatality Teslas….

Some are still hanging on to Amazon even as it surpasses Walmart and is looking to buy TikTok.

Resistance is rarely convenient.

Who actually wants to take down oligarchs?

macri112.bsky.social•5 days ago

Was thinking that this morning. Farmers, corporations, individuals will need relief from the economic collapse. Farmers and Corps get bailouts, individuals will get $400 checks that do nothing but force them to work more jobs. All while the wealthy gobble up assets at a discount.

mackenziegirl.bsky.social•5 days ago

He got the focus off of signalgate, didn’t he?

greybirdmuse.com•5 days ago

When in mafia, do as the mafia does...

edwinguilliot.bsky.social•6 days ago

You said it, Bub !

airforcevet43.bsky.social•6 days ago

Exactly

IT'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!

Why is ANYONE $URPRISED???

It's just a furtherance of the Mandates #FeloniousDon
impressively followed in the 1st administration ... this time w/o Chaperones to guard against AUTHORITARIANISM
https://x.com/airforcevet43/status/1296043102009012224?t=Ms2cClLJemvS1iEJy2iUDA&s=19

jambifixer.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trump wants every company and country to come into his office and give him a “taste” of every pie.
That’s his graft plan.
Gonna be one hell of a POTUS library!

oscarsmom.bsky.social•5 days ago

this!

jrfree.bsky.social•5 days ago

abdulbashur.bsky.social•6 days ago

etherialspirit.bsky.social•5 days ago

The despot has weaponized tariffs. They have historically been used as an economic policy to protect domestic industries, generate government revenue, and reduce trade deficits. They can effectively support local production. But he sullied their intended purpose and made them into assault wepons.

laddioodah.bsky.social•6 days ago

But where’s the plan for fighting back?

jseelug.bsky.social•5 days ago

Today is TARIFFYING

swede1961.bsky.social•6 days ago

I just read they were AI generated. . . .

asturianfarmer.bsky.social•6 days ago

I hope foreign governments learn from Mark Carney. Come out swinging at Trump. Impose higher reciprocal tariffs on US goods and threaten to go all in. Trump more often than not tends to cave when he is forced to deal with strong, unwavering leaders.

paulamarieyoung.bsky.social•5 days ago

Good thread here. https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:qogyzvlh3vivathu2piavvpv/post/3llhlvscefs2q

thenurseisin.bsky.social•5 days ago

This is absolutely correct. He's enacting these tariffs so countries will 'bend the knee' and it will make 'good television' in his eyes. It's all about optics that are favorable to him and to hell with the American people.

tacpa.bsky.social•5 days ago

This Has Been a No Good, Very Bad Day for Everyone's 401K and I Fear It is Just the Beginning!
😱😱😱😱😱

tacpa.bsky.social•5 days ago

I Feel Like We are on a Bucking Bronco and Can't Get Off!

dust-yourself-off.bsky.social•6 days ago

He already told farmers to delete DEI before he bails them out

englehart-cc.bsky.social•6 days ago

Plain extortion.

dust-yourself-off.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trump's the BORG.

You will assimilate or else you will be destroyed.

timlmohr.bsky.social•5 days ago

He is manipulating the market. I wonder who yesterday was shorting auto and other stocks. Maybe Jared’s fund filled with Saudi Money? It’s always follow the money. And that is what needs to be done here.

cartinedeb.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank you for highlighting this & to [email protected].
UK media already think the world will give a no-confidence vote to the dollar. This US government is wrecking your country and taking the world with it

ggl25.bsky.social•5 days ago

Murphy gets this! Leave Schumer

slopie.bsky.social•5 days ago

Tariffs will NOT make the US wealthy.Tariffs will put those TAXES we pay into the Treasury which will go directly into the billionaires' wallets.PERIOD!

barb-s-i.bsky.social•5 days ago

So sick

knightley162.bsky.social•5 days ago

Bingo.

Ask yourselves why there are no tariffs on Russian? Because Donald is collaborating with a declared enemy of the USA. Why tariffs? To weaken businesses so they kowtow to Donald.

Used to be, people recognized treason when they saw it and acted accordingly.

hlottri.bsky.social•4 days ago

Chris Murphy is spot on. Classic Trump bullying for control.

dozo27.bsky.social•5 days ago

💯🎯

selfdrivinghumans.bsky.social•6 days ago

Not only will few get jobs they are going to be paying an import tax in the meantime while oligarchs construct their hyper-automated facilities and drone fleets for deliveries. Luckily, oligarchs will pay no more in taxes as customers will be making up the difference with import taxes on purchases.

selfdrivinghumans.bsky.social•6 days ago

Some simple logic to Americans: Capitalism loves a healthy profit and hates any big expense that eats away at it. One of the biggest expenses and most unruly to manage are human resources. They are pesky little beasts so capitalism has been automating them out of the loop. You think that's changing?

nctwadumela.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yea! Tax breaks…we so winning!

freedomfettucini.bsky.social•5 days ago

Another obvious Shakedown.

furgiuele.bsky.social•5 days ago

KGB asset. Steele dossier. Kompromat. Explains everything.

cda8286.bsky.social•5 days ago

Tariffs to replace income taxes? Who pays more in that system. The working people or the billionaires?

jennicle1.bsky.social•5 days ago

So, can this become verbatim every single time a Democrat has airtime???

bonnjny.bsky.social•5 days ago

Excellent thread. I shared it.

indep4country.bsky.social•5 days ago

It’s not just Trump it’s the whole Republican Party.

jmknyc.bsky.social•6 days ago

Omg. How dumb are they

The super complicated process for determining the actual amount of Trumps “reciprocal” tariffs is simply this:

Tariff % = Trade Deficit / GDP

I’m so glad they employed incredibly complicated economic analysis to be fair and balanced.

WHAT A BUNCH OF FUCKING MORONS!!