URGENT: I beg you to read this please and RESHARE. Trump is using Tariffs just like most other Authoritarians.... to gain loyalty within the US and outside our borders. krassencast.com/p/urgent-tru... - ThreadSky

Extortion was also used by the British and resulted in what's known as the taxation without representation Tea Party incident.

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krassenstein.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yep!

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marie3will.bsky.social•4 days ago

Kinda started the American Revolution and stuff.

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cal-mom.bsky.social•3 days ago

Does this mean we don’t have to pay taxes this year?

All Americas, not getting money back, should refuse to pay until billionaires and corporations pay their share.

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marie3will.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well, I guess that's up to the individual. It could be a form of protest or become a reason for harassment/targeting. Tough call, you know?

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bambootoo.bsky.social•4 days ago

‘If we want to stay free, we have to resist. Not next year. Not after the next election. Now.’

Call your reps and Senators. We the people march Saturday, April 5. Hands off our democracy, Putin!
https://www.handsoff2025.com

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canlug.bsky.social•4 days ago

Rapist felon trump is putin’s useful idiot.

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zferrell.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is absolutely true.

Nazi Germany was closed allied with the wealthy Industrialists and the other wealthy vectors of the society.

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krassenstein.bsky.social•4 days ago

Read about every authoritarian in the last 200 years. They all used taxes as a tool.

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rscook.bsky.social•4 days ago

Cato Institute : Presidential Tariff Powers and the Need for Reform
https://www.cato.org/briefing-paper/presidential-tariff-powers-need-reform#available-us-tariff-laws

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chefmamalilith.bsky.social•4 days ago

No loyalty for criminal liars

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banarnacle5.bsky.social•4 days ago

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grateful4moi.bsky.social•4 days ago

Short and important read! Please pass it on!!
@booker.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social
@adamkinzinger.bsky.social
@mcuban.bsky.social
@adamsmith.house.gov
@timwalzparody.bsky.social
@sethmoulton.bsky.social
@repjasmine.bsky.social

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emilehendriksze.bsky.social•3 days ago

You can scream whatever you want, nothing’s gonna change. The US wanted this. The US gets this. It is called “FAFO”.

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jer1190.bsky.social•3 days ago

He can try, but most of this country can’t stand him. Him and his 39-40% of idiots can go somewhere else. We gotta fight back!

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kairos.social•4 days ago

The #mobster-in-chief and his art of the deal:

https://youtu.be/bqwg2Hzn5sw

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dvbee.bsky.social•4 days ago

Incompetent and corrupt- deadly combination and trump is both!

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1forest1.bsky.social•4 days ago

Eric Trump: Countries that rush to negotiate trade deal with US ‘will win’

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5229841-eric-trump-donald-trump-reciprocal-tariffs-negotiations/

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mysticphilosopher.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yup! March on - Steps to a real DEMOCRACY
Exposure + Motivation + Coalition building + Revolution
Exposure: Tariffs - WTF
Motivation: just - just a reminder
tap/click image to read
https://www.keithalanhamilton.com?p=10821
https://www.keithalanhamilton.com?p=10839

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jim27182.bsky.social•4 days ago

Sen. Chris Murphy also posted a thread on this issue. Please check it out.

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thebluefaceman.bsky.social•4 days ago

Americas Brand is damaged around the World and will last long after Trump is gone.

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thebluefaceman.bsky.social•4 days ago

The other thing Americans should be concerned about is if this thing going sideways, which it probably will, does Trump have the experts around him to fix it. The Answer I think is No! So, we could be heading down a rabbit hole for a long time.

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citoyendumonde.bsky.social•4 days ago

This bullshit would not even have earned him a gentleman's C in Macro during his nepo baby days at Wharton. Who helped him glue things on to the poster board for his project?

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kompramized.bsky.social•4 days ago

Well, if it falls apart, we'll know it was Tesla glue.

#MakingAmericaGeriatricAgain #CaptainChaos

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stevehayes1.bsky.social•4 days ago

On “liberation day” Trump doesn’t tariff Russia, Belarus, North Korea, and Cuba - but he does tariff Ukraine.

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eviltwin1.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is how it is happening

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professoryemiadams.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump imposes tariffs not because they help the economy (they don’t)

but because they sound tough.

It’s all about posturing

hurting American businesses and consumers just so he can pretend he’s ‘sticking it’ to other countries.

#TrumpTax #TrumpCrash
#Tariffs

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professoryemiadams.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/professoryemiadams.bsky.social/post/3llw4zvk2us2p

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ncpots.bsky.social•3 days ago

From earlier tonight by Harris:

'The courage to say I feel fear.

'The courage to say that there is a way that we must get through this. Understanding our power in the democracy we still have, if we hold onto it.

And further:

https://youtu.be/YWEWNTuaNOk?si=oY8TUcJONm8tTuaf

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thequietamerican.bsky.social•4 days ago

In time, I’ve a feeling this will end with either a few GOP Congress and Senators revolting & threaten impeachment (at the behest of CEOs). Or Trump will be dragged out of the WH by a mob.
It’s 50:50.

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radicalmeabh.bsky.social•2 days ago

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mfreve.bsky.social•2 days ago

And after putting chaos everywhere in the world he took air force one to reach Mar-a-Lago for a long week-end golfing and partying. How and when will this nightmare end?

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jmazzitelli.bsky.social•4 days ago

And it’s only April 3, 2025. It’s going to be a painful 4 years

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dennyjohnson.bsky.social•4 days ago

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE
YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED !

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mornincoffee7.bsky.social•4 days ago

Interesting perspective & the solution says “to resist” but there is no info as to how? We all have to eat! Besides protesting & reaching out to your elected officials, what do you suggest? As a solution oriented person & problem solver, providing ideas is more important to me than whistle blowing.

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lecohonah1.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/lecohonah1.bsky.social/post/3llw5raccks2q

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usasunder.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump wants the Oligarch life that Putin has. He wants to be richer and sit on a throne and be adored. It is that simple.

He will always be safe and insulated and "could care less" about what it does to the US people. It's all about him.

Trump's US may become as despised and shunned as Russia.

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vl2024.bsky.social•4 days ago

Who will take action now to stop this madness?

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fred-ward.bsky.social•4 days ago

AMERICA FIRST BABY!

Here comes that RED WAVE Maga was so proud about in November.

Enjoy that stupidity tax.

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mackenziegirl.bsky.social•4 days ago

Talk about this. But keep talking about the horrendous signal gate issue too. Keep the pressure on dismissing Waltz and Hegseth!!!

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baem4volt.bsky.social•3 days ago

Destruction of the purchasing power of the lower and middle classes, undermining education to promote one's own doctrine, financial contributions to people who participate. Welcome to the Fourth Reich?

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kweb666.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wrong strategy. Lotsa ppl here KNOW already, since 2016, and those who need to know most likely not on BlueSky. Create "funny-meme" to be posted&spread on right-wing media...

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pi-qui.bsky.social•4 days ago

With the help of #hackers #Wikileaks #anonymous disrupt the #WhiteHouse and the orange pig

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ronpresley.bsky.social•4 days ago

You can't force loyalty. You can do what he's doing. He's using pressure, intimidation, fear, suppression. And this is how he achieves his goal, which is submission.

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atheistgrace.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump wants this chaos, and subsequently: ppl shot in the legs for speaking out. He wants to eclipse the other Authoritarians. #Resist

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mahlmann.bsky.social•4 days ago

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mahlmann.bsky.social•4 days ago

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paghetti.bsky.social•4 days ago

I don't think you're paying enough attention to world press. the only "loyalty" he gets is from Putin whose project he is carrying out -- and Putin designed this project to destroy the US.

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krassenstein.bsky.social•4 days ago

But he thinks it will work outside of Putin and it very may well.

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haulindun.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's frustrating knowing like most people that were paying attention that this has all been in the planning for years.

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paghetti.bsky.social•4 days ago

and then to have somebody post something so ill informed like it makes sense. reminds me of a lot of people who have bloviated in government.

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paghetti.bsky.social•4 days ago

he doesn't think. he does what his Putin whisperer tells him to do. where have you been for the last twelve years?

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areader55.bsky.social•4 days ago

He's flexing, like all authoritarians do. That's all this is.

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goodwins0426.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is also where people start to get inventive. There are things that we can’t get around, things we will learn to do without and things we will learn to do ourselves and bypass the govt. Planting a much bigger garden this year, for example.

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embracebeautiful.bsky.social•4 days ago

He’s a dictator in the making! GOP where are you? Getting paid by us to do nothing and remain silent! 😡

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jacquik63.bsky.social•4 days ago

senate voted against his tariffs last night. House is closing not to vote on it.

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puppiesandkittens.bsky.social•4 days ago

Wait so it didn’t work out in our favor?

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haulindun.bsky.social•4 days ago

McConnell & Paul voted knowing it would never pass. They thought that Canada might be a bit sympathetic to Kentucky and start buying bourbon again. Also to look good to Kentuckians. None of which have been successful.

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jacquik63.bsky.social•4 days ago

So what, they still voted against him, and the Senate passed it.

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heartsrunner.bsky.social•4 days ago

Politicians in the GOP appeared to stand up to him before and during primaries. Problem is, their voters continued to support Trump. And the second these anti-Trump politicians dropped out they backed Trump up in an attempt to save their hides and be liked by his supporters for the next election

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jnway.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not on our watch—he and his band of cultists are going down! #Resist

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curiousincognita.bsky.social•4 days ago

We need everyone to sign. Please.

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gerryjoris.bsky.social•3 days ago

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ddtravels.bsky.social•4 days ago

@schiff.senate.gov @fetterman.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov

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motherofyorkies.bsky.social•4 days ago

MSNBC needs to call this out for what it is! We the people need to use the protest Saturday to call for Mike Johnson and his ilk to be held accountable for facilitating this!!

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americahasfallen25.bsky.social•4 days ago

NO LOYALTY.
The world, and 263 million Americans are at war with American Nazis. Act accordingly.
Circumvent us. Sanction us. Boycott us. Economically crush us.
Shock and awe. Swift and aggressive.
After 80 years, we must unite again against Nazis, and purge fascism from the planet. #destroyfascism

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reallydebs.bsky.social•3 days ago

Big retailers will cave first asking for exemptions (for a price, of course), auto manufacturers are already trying to figure out how to get exemptions. And none of these import taxes will be erased any time soon. It really will be trickle down before anyone sees lower prices

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brewsfan1.bsky.social•2 days ago

Probably worse than that because if they get exemptions they will still raise prices and hide behind the tarrif wall. $$$ for them

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meximama.bsky.social•4 days ago

So that’s what this is about? I’ve been trying to understand his motives.

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slappythek.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hurry up and share see you can drive more traffic to their huckster journalism, and they want the traffic driven there so you can give them money. They are grifters.

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archonialis.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/archonialis.bsky.social/post/3lly47qyj5s2t

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proudlycanadian.bsky.social•4 days ago

Just heard Lutnick pretending to care about workers overseas & their poor working conditions & lack of environmental standards & pollution. Aren't these all the regulations the repugs want to get rid of in the US?

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lambo1727.bsky.social•4 days ago

Everyone asking what’s the purpose? I don’t get it. What’s the end game.

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krassenstein.bsky.social•4 days ago

The end game is to consolidate power, and use Tariffs or lack thereof to reward or destroy allies and opponents.

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landll.bsky.social•3 days ago

A lot of excellent economists, etc. are baffled at the stupidity of this tariff roller coaster ride. That may be the prime purpose? But why does he risk pissing off so many established, worthy allies... and just SO many Americans??? It's still crazy.

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lavvmethod.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/lavvmethod.bsky.social/post/3llvm2m64sk2d

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jontybeeswax.bsky.social•4 days ago

I've thought this for a while. No-one can be mad enough to think that these sanctions are going to suddenly "reshore" jobs in former industries that moved away because they could be done more efficiently elsewhere. Not without either price hikes, subsidies or automation. It's a shakedown.

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tnycruzr.bsky.social•4 days ago

We find that the Trump Tariffs go past outrage. They are cruel, deranged, and demented.

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nedyalkova.bsky.social•4 days ago

🎯

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jinglebellrock1.bsky.social•3 days ago

When will the cult wake up and realize the American people will pay the tariffs? How to make them realize that they have been lied to over and over and over again.

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author-r-a-moss.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled.

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metrotownsimon.bsky.social•4 days ago

I think the world doesn't care anymore and is just planning how to cut out America from trade.
Within 5 years I think there will be another Google, another Facebook, another Starlink.

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afelck.bsky.social•4 days ago

#trumprecession with markets falling fast. This is Trump’s folly and everyday people will lose.

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mystic-64.bsky.social•4 days ago

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chudonew.bsky.social•4 days ago

FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU
JOIN US APRIL 5
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/

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nomorex61.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yup, it will be pay to play. For businesses and countries.
America, should have listened to the woke folks. We tried to tell you.

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aurawellnesscenter.bsky.social•4 days ago

Incompetence in Leadership is on Display

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/trump-tariffs-australia-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands

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kimsb.bsky.social•4 days ago

Exactly! Putin/Trump/Musk aim to take away everything from everyone, including the world's lands, natural resources, public goods and services, to privatize and appropriate for themselves and, Mafia-like, dole them out only to loyalists—individuals and countries alike.

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pcoop1960.bsky.social•4 days ago

🇺🇸💙🇺🇸

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phoenix5.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/phoenix5.bsky.social/post/3llwfzxw24c23

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deeksbro.bsky.social•4 days ago

🙏 #tldr

Steps:
Impose broad, painful tariffs
Wait for biz to feel pain
Offer relief*—if on bended knee

*Strings: = Yes
Donate to MAGA-aligned PACs?
CEO kisses DJT 🍑?
Employees politically quiet?
Give credit to DJT for “saving” you?

That’s not trade policy. That’s political blackmail.

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neonnomad.bsky.social•4 days ago

Imagine the scope for corruption with oligarchs grovelling for exemptions! Imagine the organized crime opportunities for smuggling! But zero tariffs on Russia, of course.

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krassenstein.bsky.social•4 days ago

BINGO!

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jjhollywood.bsky.social•3 days ago

Looks like Russians have sanctions which apparently make tariffs moot, but I wonder how long that will last.

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therealgobsmacked.bsky.social•4 days ago

Why of course they are. Anyone paying attention figured this out during Trump 1.0.

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teegeebo10.bsky.social•3 days ago

What a self-imposed mess! My apologies to the rest of the world. The majority of our country did not vote for this monster. The problem is that so many didn't vote at all. Let that be the lesson learned here. VOTE PEOPLE! He's an egomaniac with a million grudges. What could possibly go wrong?

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ggowe.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is the real story. Everyone needs to focus on this

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ggowe.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is 100% accurate

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jekolski.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is a tax cut for the rich paid for buy the poor. This is a regressive tax. Poor people buy cheaper goods (China) which are a larger % of their income.

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/04/03/economists-question-how-tariffs-were-calculated-by-trump-administration.html

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404evr.com•4 days ago

yeah, lemme know how that works out for him

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mktsutherland.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

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ewr1947.bsky.social•4 days ago

📌

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wendy59.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

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officialstehee.bsky.social•4 days ago

Don’t forget his side game called TrumpCoin to allow Nation States to buy their freedom from tariffs.

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yts1978.bsky.social•2 days ago

POS

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bartorchard.daliban.social•4 days ago

Yes, we've seen this playbook before, although I don't think the reasons behind it were this intentional.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-Hawley-Tariff-Act

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crlcan81.bsky.social•3 days ago

So pretty much what I have been saying for a while? His entire presidency is getting folks to bend their knee to him, not bettering the country for everyone, just those at the top.

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reedw.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thanks for the post. I couldn't agree more RE: "Autocracy thrives in silence. Democracy thrives in defiance."

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charlesmusing.bsky.social•3 days ago

Many GOP used to be Constitution supporters. I welcome them to the cause to fight #fascism and reinstitute personal liberties and balance of power.

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socaldude11.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yeah good luck with loyalty, about 2/3 of us hate that fat fucking pig

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eaprincess.bsky.social•4 days ago

Mother F——-

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protocolone.bsky.social•4 days ago

Meanwhile he’s firing anyone who’s not loyal enough…

https://apnews.com/article/trump-waltz-laura-loomer-national-security-council-959b718b04b240c5c8ba3736b4d8aa62

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artcat1.bsky.social•3 days ago

Tribute for the emperor.

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sail2it.bsky.social•4 days ago

Benito Trumpolini - is def going to use the tariffs to subjugate US industry by granting exemptions at his discretion (or palm greased), just like his namesake in your article.

Good info. Thanks. Canada. 🇨🇦

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dpengelly.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's not just about industry he will use it against the states Blue States get hit, red States get support. Tariffs take taxation from the consumers in the states and into Trump's war chest. In essence, they move taxes from the States to Washington.

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jesshaus.bsky.social•4 days ago

Red states will not get support. We will continue to suffer even more. Now, red state politicians and rich people will get support. But not the actual states. We will be hit significantly harder.

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dpengelly.bsky.social•4 days ago

I suspect you will be right.

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jesshaus.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’ve lived in Missouri for the last 38 years. I saw it switch from blue to red and what all has happened since then.

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gototown.bsky.social•4 days ago

He's works like the mob. This is the stage where he makes countries pay for protection.

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pumblino.bsky.social•3 days ago

And when it comes down to the time to actually protect, he will ignore every single one of them

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cesiedoggiesf.bsky.social•4 days ago

Tariff political campaign money

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rocinante1.bsky.social•4 days ago

Red-state and red-county voters across the US have to feel enough pain to cause them to break free from their Tr*** Cult spell and throw away their magat hats (made in China BTW) and vocally berate their US congress reps. Then, a few that have remnant spines will vote against Moscow Mike Johnson.

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lady-bug.bsky.social•21 minutes ago

Yep!

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chasmaine.bsky.social•4 days ago

America’s New Golden Age

1. Surround Self with Billionaires
2. Fire employees
3. Surrender to Putin
4. Abandon Allies
5. $5 Trillion in Tax Cuts for wealthy
6. Increase Debt by $5 Trillion
7. Raise sales taxes $600 Billion annually
8. Cut Social Security
9. Slash Medicaid
10. Punish Disloyalty

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dovey60.bsky.social•4 days ago

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markhumphrey.bsky.social•4 days ago

He has to buy loyalty like he does family and friends.

What a horrendous POS he must be.

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girlybojon.bsky.social•3 days ago

Since birth I imagine. . .

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bikeguy2024.bsky.social•4 days ago

MAGA cult worshipers and his Clown Cast of swamp rates listened as he announced the tariffs - they CHEERED!

Promise you will vote straight BLUE ticket, with purposeful selections of only dems at every level, from Clerk of Court, to Sheriff, to Dog catcher!

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stillirise100.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yep

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squirrelgirl105.bsky.social•3 days ago

There is NOTHING this f*ckstick can do to gain my loyalty.

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bw-karolina.bsky.social•4 days ago

Felon. Rapist. Ignorant clown

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windi64.bsky.social•4 days ago

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jonrademacher.bsky.social•3 days ago

FASCISTS - not just authoritarianism but a very specific brand of it

https://bsky.app/profile/jonrademacher.bsky.social/post/3llwhyfwjv222

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thegodofcities.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump is a fucking Nihilist. He rapes women,
erases the graves of black people and would
wipe his ass with the Constitution were the
rest of his staff not already doing so hourly.
He's a destroyer that delights in suffering and
sorrow. This was always true. This was never
not the case.