Imagine one of your friends points a loaded handgun at your face, and then immediately goes "nah man, just joking lol" No matter how short a time that was, you're still not gonna ever trust that motherfucker again. It will have permanently altered your relationship. Anyway, tariffs on penguins. - ThreadSky

pookleblinky.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Imagine one of your friends points a loaded handgun at your face, and then immediately goes "nah man, just joking lol"

No matter how short a time that was, you're still not gonna ever trust that motherfucker again. It will have permanently altered your relationship.

Anyway, tariffs on penguins.

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hfyou.bsky.social•3 days ago

That actually happened to me, but it was a loaded rifle. Definitely did not trust that guy again.

alicetawhai.bsky.social•3 days ago

sinshinelove.bsky.social•3 days ago

voxexsinister.bsky.social•3 days ago

Those insane island tariffs are particularly funny, because several of them are Australian territories with no population or exports to speak of, whereas Australia itself is on a 10% tariff.

amateurexpertop.bsky.social•3 days ago

totally supports the story that they just fed a spreadsheet into an AI using a stupidly simple formula to set the rates: a signal plank of Trump's 2024 platform tossed off overnight like a lazy CS student's coding project

heartgold.xyz•3 days ago

wild bird eggs are a kind of import

voxexsinister.bsky.social•3 days ago

But free!

heartgold.xyz•3 days ago

We have a new trade agreement with the birds

voxexsinister.bsky.social•3 days ago

A FREE trade agreement with the birds!

heartgold.xyz•3 days ago

trump winning again

voxexsinister.bsky.social•3 days ago

I guess you could argue that the sea birds are economic tourists & the eggs are anchor babies.

voxexsinister.bsky.social•3 days ago

Just as well that the baby birds eventually self-deport.

heartgold.xyz•3 days ago

I'd be eager to leave too if I could fly

voxexsinister.bsky.social•3 days ago

Eg; Norfolk Island, with a population of about 2200 people:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Island
Which has been hit with a 29% tariff:
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2025/04/03/trump-norfolk-island-tariff
To the best of my knowledge, they don't export anything.

jonnosan.bsky.social•3 days ago

My guess is the "export" would be tourism. I.e. total of whatever US tourists spend on N.I. is 60% more than whatever N.I. buys from the U.S.

jonnosan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Or just bad data https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands

voxexsinister.bsky.social•3 days ago

Most likely both. These are very, very stupid people.

gingerest.bsky.social•3 days ago

It isn’t even tourism! It’s leather footwear per the same fucking sources those garbage people are using! Unbearable

broccoliwizard.bsky.social•3 days ago

I agree: penguins should be given loaded handguns.

omsk-camill.bsky.social•3 days ago

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the penguins to keep and bear Arms, and point them at your face, shall not be infringed.

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