Trump’s trade war is going to cost you.
He’s jacking up tariffs because he claims trade deficits are bad for Americans—but guess what? We don’t grow coffee beans in the US. You’re going to pay more for coffee, bananas, avocados, olive oil, electronics, and half the stuff in your house.
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He’s jacking up tariffs because he claims trade deficits are bad for Americans—but guess what? We don’t grow coffee beans in the US. You’re going to pay more for coffee, bananas, avocados, olive oil, electronics, and half the stuff in your house.
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"It is STUPID in every way: presentationally, intellectually, politically, methodologically, morally & of course economically
The word STUPID doesn’t really suffice for the full level of IDIOCY we’ve now reached"
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-recession-2671669265/
Prosperous nations today make their money from SERVICES, not from manufacturing.
This seems beyond Donald's stuck-in-the-50s brain.
That's stupid.
https://unctad.org/news/services-are-powering-growth-heres-how-developing-nations-can-catch
That, other than tourism, is their main biz. And now both poof.
Also I can't drink to-kill-ya thanks to high school
If they don’t import anything, the business has a reason to price gauge because why not.
Eggs
As the economy crashes, are the magat masses gonna finally find out about all his failures? And then blame the “lamestream media” for not informing them?
He may be the dumbest person alive.

Food:
•Coffee (Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam)
Bananas (Ecuador, Guatemala, Costa Rica)
•Olive oil (Spain, Italy, Greece)
•Cocoa/chocolate (Ivory Coast, Ghana)
•Tea (China, India, Sri Lanka)
•Avocados (Mexico)
•Spices (tropics)
2/7
The Biden growing economy wiped out in two month!
•iPhones/smartphones (China, Vietnam, South Korea)
•Laptops & tablets (China, Taiwan)
•TVs (South Korea, China, Japan)
•Batteries (China, South Korea, Japan)
•Microwaves (China)
3/7
vanilla, titanium, cobalt - the USA is going to make its own?
•Light bulbs (China)
•Vacuum cleaners (China, Germany)
•Refrigerators (Mexico, South Korea)
•Washing machines (South Korea, China, Germany)
•Dishwashers (Germany, Italy, China)
•Air conditioners (China, Thailand, Mexico)
4/7
•Toothbrushes (China)
•Razor blades (Germany, China)
•Clothes & shoes (Vietnam, China, Bangladesh, India)
•Glassware & ceramic plates (China, Turkey, Italy)
•Towels & bedsheets (India, Pakistan, China)
•Prescription drugs & medications (India, China)
5/7
•Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, Honda, etc. (Japan, Germany, South Korea)
•Tires (Thailand, China, Indonesia)
•Car batteries (South Korea, China, Japan)
6/7
•Toys (China)
•Baby formula ingredients (European Union, New Zealand)
•Cribs & strollers (China)
Trump’s tariffs mean you’re paying more for all of this.
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Stealing our forests, waterways and minerals to corporations and foreign countries.
Keeping funds?
We have no idea FOIA isn't being upheld.
#TrumpTariffs
The ones in my stores come from Mexico. 🤷🏼♀️
That will spiral out of control.
NOBODY is immune from this disaster.
EXCEPT the BILLIONAIRES who will make even more billions when they pick up stocks cheap.
https://flowdrill.com/blogs/blogs/supply-chain-in-automotive-where-do-the-materials-come-from
Go READ Project 2025.
We're not going to be able to get fabric, forget about any milk (cows), cheese (cow), eggs (chicken), chicken legs (chicken), whole chickens (chicken), beef (cow), ribeye (cow), pigs feet (pig), bacon (pig).... You get the logic behind my farm animal post?
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Holy shit I am a fucking weirdo.
https://bsky.app/profile/timlow3.bsky.social/post/3llwtne6eus2u
Need to curb eating those. Especially if diabetic.
We benefited from a global economy.
If substitute American goods were the same price or less, we'd already be using them.
becoming rancid?
Start making friends! We need people to help us use 52lbs of coffee a year!!
It’s gonna be bad.
“Depression Tariffs”
it's a class war
Applied to
Restrict
Imports
From
Foreigners
TARIFF 😃
He can afford almost anything himself, so he probably doesn't see the problem? 🤷
https://open.spotify.com/track/3rZwj7e7m61R5e9Tn3YTFa?si=DHUXyONzSF-QX1q7uRtLng
Cause services and systems to fail so he can sell off the pieces - privatize.
Align with Russia and he doesn't need allies. No one is big enough to attack.
His remaining years will not be impacted due to all the fundraising and payoffs. His children inherit which washes the $.
April 5.
Hit the Streets.
That's hope.
Banish your feelings of helplessness.
Go here: https://www.FiftyFifty.one to find your local gig - there are hundreds across the country.
Then be like Turkish and Serbian Students. ✔☮🦁
https://bsky.app/profile/newseye.bsky.social/post/3ll34hxgfb22j
Shut the ENTIRE mfer down.
They NEED us far more than we need them.
Hope nobody has appliance/car breakdown.
Goods Unite Us is a helpful tool.
You have choices: continue financially supporting a Nazi economy OR consciously CHOOSE to spend your $ on necessities from companies that are actively ANTIfascist. They do exist.
Nazi sympathizers are Nazis.
Quiver, maybe.
Flick maybe.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2036774/russia-donald-trump-tariffs-ukraine-levy?int_source=nba