China tariffs are now 104%. Forget inflation for a moment—American owned companies are going to go out of business. This is bonkers!!!
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Enjoy your selfmade Venezuela...
apr 8, 2025, 10:23 pm • 9 0 • view
yeah. but the alternative is the spineless conservative cowards in Congress would have to tell their master Trump that his ideas are bad and stupid. can't have that! just gotta keep pretending he is a genius contrary to observable objective reality. or else he might get mad and call you names.
apr 8, 2025, 10:51 pm • 7 0 • view
Wait until China starts selling out debt. This is going to be a depression..
apr 9, 2025, 3:21 am • 13 0 • view
I think it’s starting.
apr 9, 2025, 8:12 am • 0 0 • view
Hoping that Japan plays the “fuck it, let’s sell all the US bonds” card. That would sink the US.
apr 9, 2025, 10:15 am • 2 0 • view
By design. He wants us all to grovel to him.
apr 8, 2025, 7:00 pm • 1 0 • view
Elon has ditched ketamine for Ativan…he is gonna need it…most of his $ is wrapped up in China.
apr 8, 2025, 8:11 pm • 1 0 • view
I thought that was a joke? (I mean everything he does is a joke but this?? )
apr 8, 2025, 6:00 pm • 6 0 • view
Yep
apr 8, 2025, 6:40 pm • 1 0 • view
Republicans are morons.
apr 8, 2025, 6:58 pm • 10 0 • view
With massive tariffs, American producers will increase prices just below import costs and make bank off of the stupid who voted trump.
apr 8, 2025, 8:23 pm • 0 0 • view
*this is the plan
apr 8, 2025, 6:08 pm • 3 0 • view
They won't go out of business. They will be forced to sell to China, Russia or even N.Korea (via Just Dumb)
apr 9, 2025, 12:26 pm • 1 0 • view
and American companies aren't saying anything because all of the CEOs are all Rumpt ass kissers. Let THEM eat cake (made from the contents of the orange turd'd 50-gallon diapers)
apr 9, 2025, 12:24 pm • 2 0 • view
Anyone needing routine maintenance on their vehicles or thinking about replacing an appliance needs to take care of it before tomorrow.
apr 8, 2025, 7:03 pm • 7 0 • view
Does he realize we owe China money?
apr 8, 2025, 6:07 pm • 3 0 • view
He’s a madman and needs to be removed immediately, but no he has a plan. No , things will not get better. Only when he is gone and all his sycophants are out of office. And no more billionaires running the country!
apr 8, 2025, 6:43 pm • 20 2 • view
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apr 8, 2025, 9:35 pm • 4 0 • view
He is just a crash dummy spearheading a takeover. The virus (Gop) has infiltrated ALL our institutions, courts, etc. and are enabling the kremlin's agenda by either blackmail or bribes. Real talk, this is not improvised. Its a decades in the making strategy, Khrushev's wet dream. Losing our country.
apr 8, 2025, 9:24 pm • 2 0 • view
Anything and everything but Putin. Trump's fear of Putin is causing suffering across the globe. #FearOfPutin
apr 8, 2025, 6:21 pm • 5 0 • view
Americans fear of Trump is also causing suffering across the globe. From the congress to business to the public. It's crazy to see. #FearOfTrump
apr 9, 2025, 12:25 pm • 1 0 • view
Resisters, please boycott Amazon, Target, Meta, Tesla, X, Space-X, Starlink. Participate in any or all Work Stops as you can. During all Work Stops please assist the elderly, volunteer at shelters, donate to local food banks. Organize local barter systems. RESIST RESIST RESIST!
apr 8, 2025, 6:35 pm • 19 7 • view
Donald Trump does not hate musk ? Donald Trump just gave musk a government contract worth billions of $!
apr 9, 2025, 7:50 am • 3 0 • view
I’m not sure whether or not he hates the fElon. Everyone knows however, he loves money and power. I’m sure he thinks he’s using the fElon.
apr 9, 2025, 11:55 am • 2 0 • view
Trump knows China put Elon there to get all the government contracts ready to help China . Air traffic. Defence . Satellites rockets. Pentagon. Intelligence. Surveillance. That’s chinas favourite.
apr 9, 2025, 3:20 pm • 2 1 • view
Elon paid for this service.
apr 9, 2025, 1:44 pm • 2 0 • view
What with? Elon doesn’t pay for anything! Who invested? Did it go out to tender? How much did he pay?
apr 9, 2025, 3:28 pm • 2 0 • view
The freeloader & the Felon
apr 9, 2025, 7:32 pm • 1 0 • view
It's actually part of a master plan. Too much in the below article is happening. 🚬😎 ageoftransformation.org/musk-trump-e...
apr 9, 2025, 7:59 am • 16 8 • view
I started reading this & I’m terrified. I can’t believe how STUPID 🇺🇸 is! 😢
apr 9, 2025, 8:43 am • 4 0 • view
Me too. 😟. I couldn’t get past the ethnic cleansing.
apr 9, 2025, 9:12 am • 6 0 • view
But hey many voted for this.
apr 9, 2025, 11:52 am • 0 0 • view
This...is the plan.
apr 8, 2025, 10:08 pm • 3 0 • view
China is taking this with a baffled shrug. We no longer control the world economy, Trump has turned us into a failing nation, an empire in retreat, handing leadership to China. Major corporations won't fail but average American's 401k's will. Even the mighty Fidelity Magellan down 25% in 4 months.
apr 8, 2025, 7:00 pm • 268 34 • view
My money is with Xi. He won't be the one to blink. Drumpf is as clueless as ever
apr 8, 2025, 10:09 pm • 2 0 • view
Some say the billionaires who have the orange guy as their puppet are seeking an economic crash to impose a new social order and become feudal lords. It's hard to believe, but given the facts...
apr 9, 2025, 6:28 am • 2 1 • view
Trump showed his cards and it turned out he had a pair of deuces.
apr 8, 2025, 7:44 pm • 4 0 • view
Exports to the US represent less than 4% of China’s GDP, and their GDP is growing at over 5% per year. US exports could end tomorrow, and they’d barely notice it.
apr 8, 2025, 10:13 pm • 3 0 • view
Trump rolled America over for the kill.
apr 8, 2025, 9:34 pm • 0 0 • view
He will not win against China, and he's going to take the US down with him.
apr 8, 2025, 10:59 pm • 1 1 • view
Correct. He won't. They take pain willingly.
apr 9, 2025, 7:37 am • 0 0 • view
MCGA?
apr 8, 2025, 8:36 pm • 0 0 • view
FMAGX?
apr 8, 2025, 9:08 pm • 2 0 • view
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apr 8, 2025, 11:10 pm • 2 0 • view
Xi can eeeeasily hold out until whenever the tarrifs get removed. Even if it's until the next midterms. His population is not used to organizing and is not armed. He controls the media. And he can, with immense justification, blame any downturn on the US.
apr 8, 2025, 7:39 pm • 11 0 • view
This. US accounted for 15% of Chinese exports in 2023. Tariffs will be a serious blow; but I’d expect China to be able to deal with consequences better than the US will when that sort of price hike feeds through. Does Trump have an exit strategy? Other than personally being forced out of the exit…
apr 8, 2025, 7:55 pm • 7 0 • view
Exports to the USA is just under 2% of China GDP. They will be fine, USA will not
apr 8, 2025, 9:05 pm • 4 0 • view
Right. We're the consumer economy. The vast majority of Chinese people are not in a position to buy cheap treats all day every day
apr 8, 2025, 9:43 pm • 2 0 • view
I hate to tell you this but the Chinese people are the new consumer society. They are wearing Versace and Prada, driving BMWs & Mercedes. I have an office there and see it all the time. Don't believe me - go to YouTube and enter "walking tour shanghai" or pick any other Chinese city you wish.
apr 8, 2025, 9:48 pm • 4 0 • view
all of which come from Europe
apr 8, 2025, 10:45 pm • 1 0 • view
I am aware that there are rich people in China. Especially in major cities lmao
apr 8, 2025, 9:50 pm • 1 0 • view
Wait till they call in their debts
apr 8, 2025, 7:20 pm • 212 6 • view
As of April 7, 2025, the US national debt stands at approximately $36.21 trillion. China holds approximately $768.6 billion in U.S. Treasury securities, representing about 8.9% of foreign-held U.S. debt. China is trying to be nice, all our corporations, factories and stores are there. Look it up.
apr 8, 2025, 7:50 pm • 15 5 • view
China does not try to be nice? China pretends to be nice. They are ready to pounce. And have deep ports for their war ships everywhere. Belt and rd , remember. Divide and conquer
apr 9, 2025, 7:36 am • 0 0 • view
You can easily fact-check this on Google or AI. The U.S. military maintains hundreds of military installations, both inside the United States and overseas with at least 128 military bases in 55 countries and territories, as of February 2025. China has 4 military bases outside the country.
apr 9, 2025, 7:49 am • 0 0 • view
What the Chinese government has learned is that economic power and soft power is dramatically more effective than the threat of violence. Belt and Road seems like a post-colonial miracle after Africa's centuries of abuse from "the west."
apr 9, 2025, 7:52 am • 0 0 • view
In America, 99% of the wealth goes to a tiny percentage of people who horde it and move it to offshore banks to avoid taxes. In China, all that money goes to build infrastructure, to pay for things like national healthcare & free college. One creates growth, the other creates poverty.
apr 9, 2025, 7:58 am • 2 0 • view
Been waiting for that since bone spurs first publicly started to make fun of them.
apr 8, 2025, 7:46 pm • 4 0 • view
😳
apr 8, 2025, 7:42 pm • 1 0 • view
That debt is actually relatively small now.
apr 8, 2025, 11:17 pm • 0 0 • view
The United States of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of China, Inc. Tighten your sphincters, ladies and germs. Gonna get rockin’ real soon.
apr 9, 2025, 4:06 am • 1 0 • view
Ugh
apr 8, 2025, 7:30 pm • 11 0 • view
Yep get ready for the bond market to tank. If I were China I would start flooding the market with all the treasury notes I own saying I no longer feel secure in the US ability to honor these and want to sell. Who wants them? Cause a run in Tnotes.
apr 8, 2025, 10:21 pm • 51 5 • view
They thought of that back when Trump was elected the first time.
apr 8, 2025, 10:27 pm • 31 4 • view
the fed would buy them, it’s a little less than 1T. now if japan dumped as well it would be trouble
apr 8, 2025, 11:26 pm • 2 0 • view
Didn’t Japan, s. Korea and China band together and say they were going to have a united front on the tariffs…just them saying that is awful for us
apr 8, 2025, 11:28 pm • 6 0 • view
Gee…that didn’t take long! apple.news/AsmfAcXFGR2e...
apr 9, 2025, 4:13 pm • 2 0 • view
We aren't taking this seriously enough. You are correct.
apr 9, 2025, 1:14 am • 9 0 • view
China already started buying more Gold.
apr 9, 2025, 5:07 pm • 0 0 • view
I was wondering about this. It would hurt them too, but would hurt us more. With each passing day, the incentive for them to do this rises a little more. It's a shame the GOP will not act to stop trump. Only catastrophe can stop trump.
apr 8, 2025, 11:18 pm • 4 0 • view
There's a rifle named Catastrophe?? I gotta look in to that.
apr 9, 2025, 1:42 pm • 4 0 • view
Yep
apr 9, 2025, 3:04 am • 0 0 • view
Even us poor folks up here in Canada hold half a trillion dollars in American paper. I wonder if China wants to make a deal...
apr 8, 2025, 8:32 pm • 3 0 • view
💯
apr 8, 2025, 8:06 pm • 0 0 • view
We can givethem Musk to cover the debt.
apr 8, 2025, 10:51 pm • 1 0 • view
I'm in the UK. We could do with $600 bn right now
apr 8, 2025, 8:54 pm • 1 0 • view
We just get attacked for being subsidized by the US on the daily. 🇨🇦
apr 9, 2025, 2:07 am • 0 0 • view
Russia has the once mighty USA by the nuts and will not let go willingly. 45 will destroy everything he can while he is allowed, he is no longer pretending. And we are going along with it. Next is martial law and concentration camps, and not only for POC and "illegals". Buckle up. Just beginning.
apr 8, 2025, 9:28 pm • 2 1 • view
⬆️ 104% = 401k ⬇️ More proof we’re living in a #simulation! #Trump #Tariffs
apr 9, 2025, 5:53 am • 7 0 • view
What? My live savings disappearing isn't a "simulation." My kid is gonna starve FOR REAL because of your beloved Trump & his tarries. Go back to Twatter, MAGAt.
apr 9, 2025, 10:35 am • 5 0 • view
trump is waiting for China to call and beg him to remove the tariffs. China is not blinking so far. Sounds like he is worried. Maybe China plans on bitch slapping him. Somebody has to stand up against him, looks like Xi is.
apr 9, 2025, 12:38 am • 4 0 • view
China is planning. Chinese army have been watching 5 hour epic films to pump them up on China at war with America. America bad China good!
apr 9, 2025, 7:29 am • 0 0 • view
Also, China controls the pricing for the public since the government technically owns all businesses. China has the ability to absorb all of the tariff costs that the United States adds so that the end consumer never feels the burden
apr 8, 2025, 9:01 pm • 2 0 • view
I can only imagine what the Dollar Store industry is going through...sounds like $2+ will have to be their starting price...that's if they survive, of course1
apr 8, 2025, 10:03 pm • 25 0 • view
Soon to be the 10 Dollar Store
apr 8, 2025, 11:29 pm • 18 0 • view
Not even a joke. Thats for certain
apr 9, 2025, 1:31 am • 3 0 • view
Maybe the Walton family will finally take notice.
apr 9, 2025, 1:19 pm • 0 0 • view
What a complete nincompoop!
apr 8, 2025, 8:00 pm • 0 0 • view
And it is Trump and the GOP who put these American companies out of business and their workforce out on the street.
apr 8, 2025, 7:55 pm • 4 0 • view
Let the people who voted for Trump find out
apr 8, 2025, 9:54 pm • 4 0 • view
Not yet. Not ti midnight. I am waiting to see if he is crazy and does it. Or if he is a pussy with tiny hands and back tracks it or lessens it at the last second.
apr 9, 2025, 1:58 am • 2 0 • view
Oh, he's doing it. Loooooong nite of whacked out truth social posts coming.
apr 9, 2025, 3:00 am • 2 0 • view
Hope yur right. Screen shot it all if yur on that platform. Send it all to the body evaluating his mental state when he is impeached for being insane & blowing up the economy, doubling everyone's costs & they finally freak out from sticker shock. To save their jobs, pubs will be forced to remove him
apr 9, 2025, 3:20 am • 3 0 • view
What if China is also in talks with Europe? Trust is the major issue; even if tariffs are reversed for some countries, no one trusts the US. The damage is done, and the King will be even mad now.
apr 9, 2025, 1:47 am • 11 0 • view
Today von Der Leyden and Li Qiang chinese Prime Minister had spoke. It's an important sign, and talks will continue toward a trade agreement that could be announced at the US-China summit in July, commemorating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
apr 9, 2025, 6:39 am • 3 0 • view
This may slow down the decoupling process, but it will occur. The US will gradually lose leverage and allies. Investment and growth dislike uncertainty.
apr 9, 2025, 6:58 am • 2 0 • view
The main problem is the breakdown of credibility. Trump will pass, and I hope fascism fails to win in the US, but the country won't regain confidence after stabbing its allies in the back.
apr 9, 2025, 7:01 am • 3 0 • view
I agree, but even under slow and low fascism, brain drain will begin, as people with a scientific temperament will be attracted to new countries offering better comfort zones. This is my concern about the US.
apr 9, 2025, 7:05 am • 3 0 • view
It's already happening. European research centers are flooded with job applications from American scientists. Some are European scientists who want to return, but there are many Americans too. Empires always dye of pride.
apr 9, 2025, 7:26 am • 3 0 • view
My main concern is that investment and funds flow when innovation and research are active. Investment is drawn to future prospects and growth.
apr 9, 2025, 7:35 am • 0 0 • view
I understand what you're saying, but I don't think this administration has the same understanding. They believe the US will maintain supremacy through inertia, because they're the biggest doing the biggest things ever seen. They don't understand human nature because they can't. Pride blind them.
apr 9, 2025, 7:43 am • 3 0 • view
You made a great observation! I completely agree with you.
apr 9, 2025, 7:46 am • 2 0 • view
The U.S. brain drain has begun—and at this rate, America is on track for Third World science or none at all. Ignorance isn't just tolerated under MAGA; it's sacred doctrine www.politico.eu/article/unit...
apr 9, 2025, 2:36 pm • 3 1 • view
They are already setting up trade with their neighbors. The three top Asian countries that have hated each other for years are willing to trade with each other.
apr 9, 2025, 4:56 am • 2 0 • view
New love-hate relationships will develop, and friends may struggle to compromise. US has new friends Russia and North Korea
apr 9, 2025, 4:58 am • 1 0 • view
Why would Trump purposely crash the stock market? Because eventually he and his friends will buy securities at a deep discount and prosper as he announces an economically positive agenda. It’s enough to make you sick. Maybe the new Dem House in 2026 will investigate.
apr 8, 2025, 8:29 pm • 2 1 • view
2026? Dem House? Is your a hope? By end of 2025, Trump octopus will be everywhere
apr 8, 2025, 8:51 pm • 3 1 • view
That is what is killing your country. The belief that there will actually be mid-terms in 2026. It's already too late for that.
apr 8, 2025, 9:23 pm • 3 1 • view
Like the Dems investigated Trumps dead wife’s heavy coffin?
apr 9, 2025, 11:35 am • 0 0 • view
But Trump is showing how strong his viagra pumped *spine* is. He’s all “man* dusted in make up and crowned with hair plugs.
apr 9, 2025, 4:35 am • 1 1 • view
I wonder if ivanka gets to keep all of her Chinese patents/trademarks? 🤷🏼♀️ www.forbes.com/sites/tommyb...
apr 8, 2025, 11:21 pm • 3 0 • view
i’ve been wondering the same
apr 9, 2025, 1:23 am • 2 0 • view
I’d like to know how much of the stock in your average Target or Walmart comes from China.
apr 9, 2025, 10:51 am • 19 0 • view
I'm going to bet it's at least 99%.
apr 9, 2025, 1:36 pm • 2 0 • view
flip.it/qAE3xd By the time Target restores its DEI policies, no one will be able to afford to shop anywhere except second hand stores. Goodby Target
apr 13, 2025, 9:43 pm • 0 0 • view
& dollar stores
apr 9, 2025, 12:11 pm • 7 0 • view
I’m thinking with pressure from these big companies (who basically pay for their campaigns) the Senate will but a stop to Trumps control of the economy. If not Heaven help us.
apr 8, 2025, 10:01 pm • 10 0 • view
Some of them are being guaranteed a place in this new, authoritarian world they're building, but most aren't. I suspect most are keeping their heads down, hoping to live out their lives elsewhere with their wealth still intact.
apr 9, 2025, 2:47 am • 2 0 • view
I heard several business leaders members of Congress members of the Republicans Psrty, Billionaires are not happy with tRump now
apr 8, 2025, 10:09 pm • 3 0 • view
Congress needs to act on the Tariffs and take the ability of granting tariffs to the President
apr 8, 2025, 10:08 pm • 1 0 • view
🤣
apr 8, 2025, 10:39 pm • 0 0 • view
I'm just glad China is standing up to the shithead. I hope they go to 208%. I wish every country would double anything the orange shithead says.
apr 8, 2025, 7:38 pm • 9 1 • view
I feel like I am existing in the disassociated space of the last car on a wrecking train watching the first cars going off the cliff. I’m the reasonably recently homeless. I’m closer to that life than a 401k life. Find your local mutual aid networks and play nice. Hey might not be panicking like you
apr 8, 2025, 10:04 pm • 8 0 • view
They will. And it’s not like all the small business people who’ve already invested everything they have will be able to just open shop back up if we’re ever lucky enough to be rid of this regime. Tons will be knocked down never to get back up.
apr 8, 2025, 6:22 pm • 70 3 • view
They will find work assembling products in our beautiful new factories.
apr 8, 2025, 6:30 pm • 38 1 • view
Opened in stated with a 7.25 minimum wage of course.
apr 8, 2025, 7:49 pm • 0 0 • view
Castles in the Air. They’ll never be built
apr 8, 2025, 6:56 pm • 1 0 • view
With no cheap labor (without the immigrants) available to staff these factories.
apr 8, 2025, 7:15 pm • 26 0 • view
There will be cheap labor, only it will be white people, as it was in the past, in the golden age that the orange guy wants to bring back.
apr 9, 2025, 6:51 am • 1 0 • view
Nono They'll just make it a gig economy like Uber. You pay a license to take on work which they'll assign to you. And they'll let you accept $2-3 an hour (or the per-item equivalent per item assembled). "Work as fast as you want and GET RICH!" I can see it now.
apr 8, 2025, 7:57 pm • 2 0 • view
You forgot work as many hours as you want. No OT though. While we're at it, no benefits. Also, we only pay in FuckYou Coin that's only accepted at our commissary. Ah, it's a great day to be anyone but the 99.9%.
apr 8, 2025, 10:12 pm • 3 0 • view
You are the cheap labor. When people get desperate they'll work for peanuts.
apr 8, 2025, 8:14 pm • 2 0 • view
That's no problem! Bring back child labor like Florida is trying to do.
apr 8, 2025, 7:25 pm • 22 0 • view
Free measles vaccines in lieu of overtime pay for child laborers! Bowl of rice to top performer!
apr 8, 2025, 8:19 pm • 12 0 • view
This is the GOP. No vaccines!
apr 8, 2025, 9:03 pm • 13 0 • view
Good point. Free Chinese-made Bible and red hat? 🤷♂️ Can't spell "HATRED" without "RED HAT," so gotta get 'em enraged to "own the libs" and whatnot pretty early if you don't want 'em deprogrammed out of the cult too early!
apr 8, 2025, 9:07 pm • 8 0 • view
I think that would be WAY too much pay for Republicans. How about 10 feet of Chinese made thread to then sew TRUMP on hats they have to buy for work?
apr 8, 2025, 9:24 pm • 5 0 • view
And he'll drop the minimum wage so companies can offer pennies per hour.
apr 8, 2025, 10:38 pm • 7 0 • view
I'd *SAY* that "he can't do that: only Congress can change legislation on Minimum Wage"...but he ALSO CAN'T accept emoluments, kidnap people off the street and traffic them to another country, be President as an insurrectionist, impound congressionally-allocated funds, overwrite our Constitution...
apr 9, 2025, 3:33 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh they plan on bringing back slavery with their Konzentrationslager
apr 8, 2025, 11:14 pm • 1 0 • view
Kids will do it. They'll take the FL law DeSantis is pushing & try to apply it nationwide.
apr 9, 2025, 8:45 am • 2 0 • view
Small dicks pissing contest. They are both monsters
apr 9, 2025, 1:01 pm • 0 0 • view
Actually. It’s Chaos. It’s the only thing 🍊💩 excels at. Besides annoying EVERYONE!
apr 9, 2025, 4:24 pm • 0 0 • view
This is all about being a king.
apr 8, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Psst. trump doesn't;t know what he's doing.
apr 8, 2025, 6:39 pm • 2 0 • view
Who on earth (ok, the US) is going to pay over 3K for a damn cell phone? Thank goodness I have saved every single one I've ever owned.
apr 9, 2025, 1:21 am • 13 0 • view
I live near Mexico. I bet Tijuana is going to do great business.
apr 9, 2025, 8:14 am • 0 0 • view
You don't know apple users.
apr 9, 2025, 1:50 am • 4 0 • view
That’s bullshit. I just hope my phone lasts long enough for someone to bring this dumb fuck under control.
apr 9, 2025, 3:09 am • 1 0 • view
I’m an Apple gal and there’s no way in hell.
apr 9, 2025, 1:52 am • 9 0 • view
We be upcycling and swapping.
apr 8, 2025, 6:35 pm • 0 0 • view
I'm waiting. Watching. waiting.
apr 8, 2025, 8:57 pm • 0 0 • view
And donold dimwit could care less about the American people
apr 9, 2025, 1:15 am • 4 0 • view
It appears to me that dipshit FOTUS doesn't even understand what a tariff is. He makes it sound like the other countries will be paying the United States and we will be swimming in cash. Can someone please put him in time out?!
apr 8, 2025, 6:55 pm • 15 0 • view
He knows exactly who pays the tariffs. He will use it to fill up a new sovereign wealth fund. How else will they be able to build the Trump Gaza resort?
apr 8, 2025, 7:52 pm • 7 0 • view
And his birthday parade!
apr 8, 2025, 7:57 pm • 3 0 • view
Saw mention of that recently. I assumed it was a satire post. It's hard to tell the difference.
apr 8, 2025, 7:58 pm • 5 0 • view
Not yet. Midnight tonight. Stock market will dive tomorrow.
apr 8, 2025, 6:38 pm • 0 0 • view
youtu.be/Io1G_5I7a-0?...
apr 8, 2025, 7:53 pm • 1 1 • view
Yep. They are going to pay another 104% for goods they've already paid for and now no one will buy them because they're too expensive. We're all going to be so tired of winning...
apr 8, 2025, 8:52 pm • 1 0 • view
MAGA
apr 9, 2025, 4:59 pm • 1 0 • view
So long, Bezos.
apr 9, 2025, 11:26 am • 8 0 • view
Buddy went from planning a 600 million wedding with his wife looking ridiculous at the inauguration to getting his entire business model screwed over in 3 months.
apr 9, 2025, 12:05 pm • 9 0 • view
It's a good thing Bezos got his life-size blow-up doll before the China tariffs kicked in, and he'd better go easy on it. Because once Trump tanks Amazon, Jeffy may not be able to afford to buy another one.
apr 9, 2025, 1:46 pm • 1 0 • view
She'll dump him for Elon in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
apr 9, 2025, 5:09 pm • 2 0 • view
That would be HILARIOUS! But I think I read somewhere that Elon's not really into women (or human life forms, for that matter). Most of his kids were conceived in ways other than sex. I could be wrong about this. On the other hand, maybe a blow-up doll would be his jam. Or a 3some w/JD + a couch
apr 9, 2025, 5:14 pm • 3 0 • view
Yeah Elon is into some weird racist stuff about elites/whites repopulating the wealthy nations. It’s unclear if he can even have sex any longer as there’s rumors regarding his genitalia and experimental plastic surgery. He is no stranger to body modification, he has taken steroids before.
apr 9, 2025, 5:29 pm • 1 0 • view
I'd heard about the hair plugs but haven't seen anything about Elon enhancing his junk, but it figures. You've got to wonder why their creator gives certain people oodles more money than the mental capacity to know how not to squander it on stupid shit. Hope he ended up with chronic dick pain.
apr 9, 2025, 5:56 pm • 0 0 • view
He IS a chronic dick pain i am just saying
apr 9, 2025, 8:11 pm • 1 0 • view
The USA needs to take a time-out from the world to see if you can solve your problem.
apr 8, 2025, 7:37 pm • 0 0 • view
Yes, well, trump only knows how to grift money. If he loses it on a real estate deal, trump U, trump ties, etc., simply find a sucker to hand over their money to him, as he avoids paying his bills.
apr 8, 2025, 7:40 pm • 2 0 • view
I love it. I mean… they ain’t paying their workers shit anyway… so I’m glad to see their asses handed to them!
apr 9, 2025, 10:39 am • 0 0 • view
It's hard to even tell who you're talking about...
apr 9, 2025, 11:15 am • 1 0 • view
The poor uneducated masses who voted to put a clown in office.
apr 9, 2025, 11:24 am • 1 0 • view
Their workers are already poor enough to qualify for government aid. This won’t end well for those Americans who already can barely pay rent or get their teeth fixed.
apr 9, 2025, 11:10 am • 0 0 • view
I know. But what other kinda wake up call do the poor need to wake up and hold people accountable? Seems fine when it didn’t affect poor members of the majority…. But now it has… hopefully they realize that an alleged billionaire doesn’t have their best interest at heart
apr 9, 2025, 11:23 am • 1 0 • view
The poor will have to double down because, so far, no one else has helped or promised to help them. All the Felon-in-Chief has to do is say, "Keep following me and I'll take care of you!" and they'll keep following. He tosses them a virtual fish now and then, so they know he's "thinking of them."
apr 9, 2025, 1:20 pm • 3 0 • view
Sounds about right.
apr 9, 2025, 1:36 pm • 0 0 • view
Classic Pied Piper scenario.
apr 9, 2025, 1:44 pm • 2 0 • view
🤣🤣🤣🤣
apr 9, 2025, 2:47 pm • 1 0 • view
I agree with you. I know folks who have 20-something sons who were all in on the rapist felon and Russian propaganda. They’re going to suffer because of their son’s idiocy. 🤷♀️ I don’t know what to suggest except try to survive the hell we’re all going to suffer. 
apr 9, 2025, 11:26 am • 1 0 • view
Yes indeed.
apr 9, 2025, 12:06 pm • 1 0 • view
as Donny diaper said there may be a recession, but it will be worth it in the long run just be patient?!
apr 8, 2025, 9:33 pm • 2 0 • view
I like this image
apr 8, 2025, 9:37 pm • 0 0 • view
TBF I have no idea who did the image on the right but it should be updated from Nikes to starlink assembly since that’s where we’re headed
apr 8, 2025, 9:57 pm • 3 0 • view
Absolutely crazy!
apr 8, 2025, 6:53 pm • 2 0 • view
apr 8, 2025, 11:34 pm • 7 0 • view
70-80% of all products sold at Walmart have some China-sourced content.
apr 8, 2025, 10:26 pm • 14 1 • view
For anyone who didn't understand how Trump had 6 bankruptcies already...
apr 8, 2025, 8:31 pm • 55 0 • view
Having fun yet? He said this was what he was going to do. It really shouldn’t be a shock to anyone.
apr 8, 2025, 7:00 pm • 11 0 • view
Exactly.
apr 8, 2025, 7:06 pm • 2 0 • view
Exactly. The ones who voted for him, and the 36% who didn't bother to vote should have their heads examined. He literally ran on this as a platform.
apr 8, 2025, 7:34 pm • 11 0 • view
Isn’t that the plan?
apr 9, 2025, 10:27 am • 0 0 • view
And workers will suffer doubly. First by paying higher prices and second when they lose their jobs because the companies they work for go bankrupt.
apr 9, 2025, 3:32 am • 6 0 • view
An order I was going to make from China for my business will now cost me $13,000 instead of around $6,000. Fuck this fucking moron! He is gonna put me and many other small businesses out of business.
apr 8, 2025, 6:55 pm • 152 9 • view
The billionaire fascists support him and dictate the program. They want to enslave workers and destroy small businesses. But it turns out that small businesses are essential to the social fabric, and ruining them ruins the country.
apr 9, 2025, 6:48 am • 0 0 • view
He doesn't care, seriously.
apr 8, 2025, 7:44 pm • 58 1 • view
If he did he wouldn’t have stiffed his contractors
apr 8, 2025, 7:51 pm • 59 0 • view
File a lawsuit against the President of the United Ststes
apr 8, 2025, 10:10 pm • 0 0 • view
I keep saying that this is a move that is to benefit big business (that they have already prepared for, both short and long term). Small businesses fold, big business slides in where the small businesses fell off. It’s messed up…
apr 8, 2025, 8:32 pm • 2 0 • view
How much were you going to sell it for, in the USA? I am sure you are still making a profit.
apr 8, 2025, 7:41 pm • 0 0 • view
It’s a small extruded part that makes up a custom LED light fixture. When costs of components go up by double, we don’t make any profit.
apr 8, 2025, 9:12 pm • 3 0 • view
Sorry to hear that. Being a businessman myself, of custom jewelry, I understand. If your business is low margin, you must raise your price as well. Sadly, this happens all the time, for many varied reasons. This is the challenge a businessman lives by every day.
apr 8, 2025, 9:17 pm • 1 0 • view
You really don’t understand basic economics do you CF?
apr 8, 2025, 9:29 pm • 0 0 • view
Trump was wrong in saying we would have to go through a little pain. His reckless SWAG “simple wild ass guess” has plunged the world into chaos. Small businesses, farms, manufacturing companies will go out of business as experts predict the U.S. economy will enter into a full recession this quarter.
apr 9, 2025, 2:06 pm • 1 0 • view
Trump's tariffs on China to rise to 104% overnight, White House says www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
apr 8, 2025, 7:49 pm • 1 1 • view
So, $2,000+ iPhones now? 🤔
apr 8, 2025, 8:04 pm • 1 0 • view
bsky.app/profile/andr...
apr 8, 2025, 8:05 pm • 2 0 • view
Quality may go down. I think made in China is better quality than made in India.
apr 8, 2025, 9:30 pm • 0 0 • view
This is good news for John McCain. Maybe not so good for the Walton family.
apr 8, 2025, 6:59 pm • 1 0 • view
It's beyond bonkers. Ditch trump now.
apr 9, 2025, 5:32 am • 0 0 • view
Right. In a war of attrition where the two populations have to compete for who can go without the longest, China will certainly hold out longer.
apr 8, 2025, 11:51 pm • 7 0 • view
It's an upside down world 🌎 when I'm rooting for China 🇨🇳 but here we are. The US just cancelled my country's 🇹🇹 license that we previously negotiated to develop Venezuelan 🇻🇪 gas fields.
apr 9, 2025, 12:31 am • 5 1 • view
Then the billionaires who own our government will buy the businesses. All according to the plan to transfer massive wealth to the billionaire class. What else would you expect to happen after Citizens United and Trump? Kind empathetic billionaires supporting services for the people?
apr 8, 2025, 9:37 pm • 9 1 • view
But what is left when people & the planet are dying. Wealth will have no meaning. You can eat, drink or breathe money. Eventually it will mean nothing
apr 9, 2025, 1:28 am • 5 0 • view
Agreed.
apr 9, 2025, 3:56 am • 1 0 • view
*CAN'T. LOL. You CAN'T eat money... or maybe you can but I don't think it's wise 🤔
apr 9, 2025, 12:52 pm • 1 0 • view
"THE SLEEP OF REASON PRODUCES MONSTERS" (Goya).China, EU, Canada not caving to Trump. Damage Train to US picking up speed. Trump allies show worry. Trump is incapable to self-correct-a trapped narcissist. Is WAR (bomb Iran) the next move Trump will take to restore his distorted sense of control?
apr 9, 2025, 3:33 pm • 0 0 • view
Brainless Fool proclaims we buy American, while no one will have components: little necessities, like chips & auto parts, steel, aluminum. No jobs, no money, forget service jobs, health care. All are globally interdependent. Damned demented fool!
apr 9, 2025, 5:34 am • 10 0 • view
But no, Daddy King Trump's press secretary assured us that the tariffs are paid by China, and calls anyone stupid who tries to educate her.
apr 8, 2025, 7:42 pm • 2 0 • view
I'm sorry but "bonkers" does not do it justice...
apr 8, 2025, 7:29 pm • 0 0 • view
😂 FAFO
apr 9, 2025, 2:03 am • 2 0 • view
Wonder how all those people who were told on Shark Tank to manufacture overseas are feeling now! Hey Mr. O'leary.
apr 8, 2025, 11:28 pm • 2 0 • view
So a China bristle paintbrush that yesterday cost $9.00 retail was imported at a cost of $2.00 plus $0.25 shipping and $0.40 tariff will now cost $1.65 more paid by the importer. Including margins we will pay about $11.00 retail. Not really noticeable on the small things but about 20% inflation.
apr 8, 2025, 7:19 pm • 2 1 • view
Multiply say $2 increase of 80% of purchases across a week made by the average person. Not insignificant.
apr 9, 2025, 7:31 am • 0 0 • view
70% of products sold on Amazon come from China...
apr 8, 2025, 8:44 pm • 6 1 • view
This is the plan.
apr 8, 2025, 7:17 pm • 0 0 • view
And not Baby Billy's Bible Bonkers, either!
apr 8, 2025, 11:55 pm • 0 0 • view
China tariffs are now 104%. Forget inflation for a moment—American owned companies are going to go out of business. This is bonkers!!! --- US military will NOT be pleased by having to pay twice as much for dearly needed rare earth minerals.
apr 9, 2025, 12:34 pm • 6 0 • view
All of the commemorative Trump trash is made in China. Be neat if the Chinese Gov only targeted those in retaliation.
apr 9, 2025, 5:26 am • 24 0 • view
One, of uncountable, problems with Trumusk and what he believes and does is that it’s all about numbers! But what he Trumping, absolutely doesn’t understand is that pulling numbers out of his butt without doing any thinking about the real impact of his actions, is a path to disaster!
apr 9, 2025, 11:53 am • 1 0 • view
And all because the criminal running the US has a tiny cock.
apr 8, 2025, 8:16 pm • 6 1 • view
Tiny 🍊🍆 to boot!
apr 9, 2025, 1:03 pm • 0 0 • view
Trump is an asshole.
apr 8, 2025, 10:43 pm • 5 0 • view
China's thinking moves in hundreds of years ahead. Does anyone think China is perplexed by US tarrifs? They are just a challenge for China. Depending on produce US tarrifs are just a tax on modern trade.
apr 8, 2025, 8:50 pm • 4 0 • view
It’s the plan to bankrupt small businesses and give a tax break to the rich.
apr 8, 2025, 6:17 pm • 1 1 • view
substack.com/@krassenstei...
apr 8, 2025, 9:38 pm • 4 3 • view
Must have taken a new math course!
apr 8, 2025, 11:57 pm • 0 0 • view
Layoffs have already started.
apr 8, 2025, 7:39 pm • 8 0 • view
They voted him in.they funded him!
apr 8, 2025, 7:02 pm • 2 0 • view
25th amendment time.
apr 8, 2025, 6:58 pm • 4 0 • view
Thanks to Shitler and his stable genius brain.
apr 9, 2025, 3:46 pm • 5 0 • view
It defies all logic.
apr 8, 2025, 6:13 pm • 9 0 • view
Trump is bonkers. He lacks the necessary intelligence, empathy and stability to be a rewardable president.
apr 8, 2025, 8:13 pm • 3 0 • view
Ur so nice. Bonkers is the nicest word 2 use 4 this criminal dictator racist idiotic conman.
apr 9, 2025, 8:40 am • 1 0 • view
Thanks. I have used about as many words possible and printable that exist.
apr 10, 2025, 3:12 am • 0 0 • view
Listen to what Chris Murphy said. Makes perfect sense as to why Trump is doing this.
apr 9, 2025, 3:04 am • 4 0 • view
Put out by an ignorant hateful destructive republican regime
apr 8, 2025, 11:27 pm • 3 0 • view
apr 8, 2025, 6:43 pm • 7 0 • view
People voted for this. And it’s not done yet. 95% of Americans are going to be affected by this sell off of the American government.
apr 9, 2025, 2:41 am • 12 1 • view
Imagine the cost of an iPhone now. Twice the price plus.
apr 8, 2025, 8:22 pm • 2 0 • view
The dollar store is now $100.
apr 8, 2025, 7:15 pm • 2 0 • view
Who knew a psych ward terrorist could just call himself "trump" and Americans would proclaim him the King from Queens? I'm not even sure China thinks the country is worth buying anymore.
apr 8, 2025, 6:33 pm • 2 0 • view
But there are millions of jobs coming back to the USA as we speak. And all you need to know is how to put in a screw. I hope they don't use any foreign screw in the process like the Robertson. Just 100% US screws
apr 8, 2025, 8:47 pm • 5 0 • view
robertsons are so much better than phillips. and star/torx. my brother can easily find them in the big box stores on the east coast but i can't find them in alaska. even when searching it'll just brings up star drives.
apr 8, 2025, 11:37 pm • 1 0 • view
GD nut job.
apr 8, 2025, 9:02 pm • 1 0 • view
When are we going to get the part where trump finally ends the tariffs and tells us all how he has fixed the problem of these record stock market crashes that President Biden caused and what a super genius he is? 🙄
apr 8, 2025, 9:04 pm • 9 0 • view
We have to wait until all the market-fixing and insider trading is completed first. Could be a while.
apr 8, 2025, 9:28 pm • 7 0 • view
If he says thst Everyone should Holler Lisr Lisr Lisr your pants on fire
apr 8, 2025, 10:13 pm • 0 0 • view
#Trumpcession He's an awful businessman and the worst president we have ever had. We should have a new monument: Mt. Shitless. He's the first bust.
apr 8, 2025, 7:05 pm • 9 0 • view
The Dollar Store will need to change their signage.
apr 8, 2025, 7:08 pm • 1 0 • view
11 million people will sing loudly and the evil will tremble.
apr 8, 2025, 8:56 pm • 7 4 • view
Bye-bye, dollar general. I'm guessing his voters didn't think about that.
apr 8, 2025, 6:31 pm • 14 0 • view
Look around any room in a house or office. Look at anything less than 20 years old. Count how many things AREN'T made in, made of components or chemicals made in, or with tools or equipment made in China. And that's not a necessarily bad thing. You probably could NEVER have afforded the other
apr 8, 2025, 7:34 pm • 2 0 • view
things if they'd been made in America. And we'd be FUCKED if we'd tried to survive on our pay buying those things if they'd been made in America, plus we helped the hundreds of millions of Chinese people. I don't begrudge them that. We did the same to the rest of the world from 1940 to about 1975.
apr 8, 2025, 7:34 pm • 0 0 • view
I personally will not miss @Wal-Mart.
apr 9, 2025, 12:21 am • 2 0 • view
Yeah Wal-Mart will be fine, unfortunately. Think local.
apr 9, 2025, 12:56 am • 4 0 • view
I have to drive an hour to get to non-maga owned mom and pop stores or avoid Walmart. I manage it just fine tho even without Amazon (Agonyzone) Costco delivers the goods and good policies!
apr 9, 2025, 1:37 am • 3 0 • view
I watched a Wal-Mart built next to my Mom’s small home town, edge of the pkg lot, stopping one foot from the city limit to avoid city regs and taxes. It gutted the entire downtown of ‘real’ stores, so now it’s all “tourist attractions”/ tchotchke shops, dead as #Drumpf’s soul 9 months of the year.
apr 9, 2025, 4:18 am • 2 0 • view
And cheap(er) gasoline.
apr 9, 2025, 4:13 am • 1 0 • view
Yes 😡
apr 8, 2025, 11:04 pm • 2 0 • view
It's time for a healthier approach. Uniting under the banner of sustainability for all life, prioritizing wealth/power parity for all life. Stop human addictions like wealth hoarding, exploitative, and abusive social norms. #SocialReform #GlobalReform #HumanReform
apr 8, 2025, 7:29 pm • 0 0 • view
Hope they didn't vote for him.
apr 8, 2025, 9:39 pm • 0 0 • view
Using his skills from his time at the McDonald’s drive thru. He super sized them.
apr 8, 2025, 6:55 pm • 5 0 • view
Isn't that his intent?
apr 8, 2025, 7:25 pm • 2 0 • view
Starting with Walmart?
apr 8, 2025, 6:50 pm • 1 0 • view
Mom and pop businesses.
apr 8, 2025, 6:54 pm • 1 0 • view
I was thinking more like Ollie’s and Family Dollar/Dollar Tree. Practically their entire inventory is made in China. Sure won’t be a benefit to shopping there. Hallmark gift bags are already $5. Dollar Tree gift bags are $2. This makes them over $4.
apr 8, 2025, 6:58 pm • 3 0 • view
Seems like China give zero fs
apr 8, 2025, 11:06 pm • 5 0 • view
Glad I kept my old flip phone. This sucks.
apr 9, 2025, 12:19 am • 1 0 • view
Trump merchandise which is all made in China has now doubled in price. Hats yesterday $10 Today $24 Americans are in deep shit 💩
apr 8, 2025, 6:35 pm • 1 1 • view
Consumers. Pay. The. Tariff.
apr 8, 2025, 6:39 pm • 10 0 • view
If you want to tank the stock market just have Trump say something.
apr 8, 2025, 6:38 pm • 1 0 • view
They are liquidating public cultural, institutional and social holdings. These designated locations are a trust, not a marketing portfolio, this is a breach of trust.
apr 9, 2025, 1:33 pm • 1 0 • view
THIS IS INTENTIONAL. "The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons. But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs." See 🧵@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
apr 9, 2025, 1:59 pm • 1 0 • view
Take note: "a network state" bsky.app/profile/jenn...
apr 9, 2025, 2:07 pm • 0 0 • view
How much is an iPhone going to cost?
apr 8, 2025, 11:24 pm • 0 0 • view
$3,200 .. but mostly made in Vietnam. China was getting too expensive for Apple.
apr 8, 2025, 11:59 pm • 3 0 • view
I’ve stayed off my phone all day and this is the first bit of news I read today. Jfc.
apr 8, 2025, 10:14 pm • 9 0 • view
Maths am not their bestest subject!
apr 8, 2025, 9:00 pm • 1 0 • view
The end goal of these tariffs is to completely destroy the middle class and plunge as many people as possible into poverty and debt. Desperate masses are easy to exploit, control and manipulate to turn on each other whilst they fight to survive on scraps.
apr 8, 2025, 6:53 pm • 13 1 • view
Good luck with that plan. Americans are a tough bunch and know prosperity. It will turn fast on this clown.
apr 8, 2025, 10:46 pm • 3 0 • view
I hope you’re right.
apr 8, 2025, 11:12 pm • 1 0 • view
I am. Enough with this woe is me crap. Organize and resist peacefully. If you believe in the constitution, do your constitutional duty and speak out. We are a democracy being tested. It will always be tested. Don’t ridicule MAGA’s bring them in.
apr 8, 2025, 11:15 pm • 3 0 • view
I’m Australian. It’s very difficult to bring along people who refuse to acknowledge reality and are driven by hatred and fear of facts.
apr 9, 2025, 12:56 am • 4 0 • view
Just bought some Jordan's yesterday. I should probably get a new mountain bike before their prices goes through the roof, sighs.
apr 9, 2025, 7:19 am • 1 0 • view
bsky.app/profile/ones...
apr 8, 2025, 6:03 pm • 53 12 • view
That’s quality trolling, I have to admit.
apr 8, 2025, 6:47 pm • 28 1 • view
I would have added MAGA hats and one would have been Trump.
apr 8, 2025, 6:50 pm • 22 0 • view
MAGA hats and Trump Bibles would have been STELLAR!!! Missed opportunity. -10 points.
apr 8, 2025, 8:23 pm • 12 1 • view
Agreed. Completely. I must reskeet the love here.
apr 8, 2025, 7:01 pm • 1 0 • view
That is quality trolling 🤷♀️
apr 8, 2025, 8:16 pm • 2 0 • view
AI trash, poorly done. Sewing machines are entirely wrong; the tables are WTF-level wrong. You use attachments--guides, folders, etc.--in factories for sewing, b/c it's faster, more accurate. Even sweatshops--where workers only get piece-rate--are better. I do sewing every day.
apr 9, 2025, 1:29 am • 0 0 • view
It was a spoof on the Chinese version mocking Trump. bsky.app/profile/ones...
apr 9, 2025, 1:34 am • 0 0 • view
And--going out on a limb here--I'm fine with re-shoring jobs **IF** the workers are all unionized. Labor unions were what made manufacturing jobs pay decent, living wages; offshoring jobs, and the threat of it, slaughtered unions. UNITE HERE! is the union that covers needletrades.
apr 9, 2025, 1:33 am • 2 0 • view
That is a sweat shop
apr 8, 2025, 8:41 pm • 0 0 • view
You can’t even be mad about it 🤣
apr 8, 2025, 11:01 pm • 1 0 • view
🐔🏃
apr 8, 2025, 6:36 pm • 0 0 • view
Are the ted maga hats made in china?
apr 8, 2025, 6:40 pm • 0 0 • view
Stopped into a Ross store and bought another pair of Sketchers today.
apr 9, 2025, 3:46 am • 0 0 • view
All this Administration needs is a background soundtrack of ‘Yakety Sax’ to turn this into a Benny Hill skit
apr 9, 2025, 4:06 am • 2 0 • view
Mango Musolini doesn't care 🤬🤬🤬
apr 9, 2025, 4:35 pm • 0 0 • view
The richest of the rich will become richer at the end of this and the rest of us are fooked.
apr 8, 2025, 7:37 pm • 6 0 • view
Trump does not give a fuck who it affects
apr 8, 2025, 7:14 pm • 1 0 • view
Trump has no care or concern for the primary, secondary, or tertiary effects of these tariffs. Just maniacal whims. No understanding of economics and no idea how the global supply chain operates. There are little or no solely manufactured products in any country. Stalin had 5 year plans!
apr 8, 2025, 7:29 pm • 0 0 • view
The costs of manufacturing in this country is a balance between work force demands OR factory floor modernization OR BLOATED C-Level pay checks. We missed the opportunity to force modernization when we deregulated executive pay…
apr 8, 2025, 7:29 pm • 1 0 • view
Nike spikes person said that Nike would keep manufacturing where it is and focus on doing business in the rest of the world, passing tariffs on to Americans rather than move their manufacturing. The world is so much bigger than the USA. More proof GOPPERS are also FLAT EARTHERS.
apr 8, 2025, 6:07 pm • 55 2 • view
They probably did the math and it costs them more to move the factories than the lost sales in the US.
apr 9, 2025, 6:55 am • 0 0 • view
Bingo!
apr 9, 2025, 10:11 am • 0 0 • view
The problem for Nike is that in the rest of the world we are actively boycotting Nike and any other US firm.
apr 8, 2025, 6:53 pm • 2 0 • view
Well, the Nike cachet is the selling point. They shift marketing focus and/or relocate HQ to Viet Nam and they will likely emerge with huge gains
apr 8, 2025, 7:21 pm • 0 0 • view
World population over 8 billion, US population approx. 340 million. Nike for the win.
apr 8, 2025, 6:56 pm • 20 0 • view
Apart from the fact that many of us in "the rest of the world" are thoroughly pissed off with the USA for inflicting us with another 4 years of Trump, and will be choosing to boycott US produce *and* brands. We can do this even if our leaders decide to kowtow to Trump on terms of trade.
apr 8, 2025, 10:15 pm • 10 0 • view
They talked in uk trade talks of not labelling the source of products as no Briton will eat American chicken
apr 9, 2025, 6:40 am • 1 0 • view
So, if the source of the chicken isn't given on the label, we can assume that it's from the US... 🤷♂️ (Food labels in the UK/EU are pretty comprehensive: maybe they can slip US meat into restaurant meals, but it could be damaging for the restaurants concerned when it eventually came to light...)
apr 9, 2025, 9:30 am • 2 0 • view
Nah, the next step is war.
apr 8, 2025, 7:42 pm • 0 0 • view
Tesla's old clunkers just got twice as expensive to make. I'm sure that will add at least $150 to the stock price tomorrow
apr 8, 2025, 7:41 pm • 0 0 • view
LOTS of American owned companies are going to go out of business… lots and lots of them. That’s jobs - direct and indirect - and costs for all of us.
apr 8, 2025, 8:27 pm • 4 2 • view
Including tRumps own brands! China should now stop sowing the "made in America" labels on the magat hats!😂
apr 8, 2025, 7:36 pm • 1 1 • view
that's 'sewing'...damn auto correct!
apr 8, 2025, 7:37 pm • 1 0 • view
Because you have children running the country.
apr 8, 2025, 6:36 pm • 1 0 • view
Or rather they will be bought out by the billionaires who supported this, for a fraction of what their value should be.
apr 8, 2025, 7:01 pm • 6 0 • view
yup. I just typed that before I saw your reply.
apr 8, 2025, 7:05 pm • 3 0 • view
USA has affectively stopped trading with China. 1/3 of US GDP disappearing down the drain! Scary af!
apr 9, 2025, 10:43 am • 8 0 • view
Dollar stores will now be changed to hundred dollar stores. 💰No worries, the Maga serfs will kiss the ring.
apr 8, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Krasnov works for Russia and Israel. He doesn't give a shit about America.
apr 8, 2025, 10:05 pm • 29 1 • view
It's not hyperbole to say his entire plan is to throw the game. He's pretending to fight and taking a dive in the first round. Not one decision has been to our benefit, so Occam's razor indicates that we are under attack and krasnov is the tip of the spear.
apr 9, 2025, 2:33 am • 12 2 • view
Exactly
apr 9, 2025, 11:33 am • 2 0 • view
Isn’t that Musk’s intention? I recall Musk saying he and Trump wanted to crash the economy in order to shrink federal costs? If American companies go out of business, Musk will buy them. Musk will have even more power around the world. It’s for themselves. Not 4 us. Not 4 our country.
apr 8, 2025, 8:05 pm • 1 0 • view
That was Putins plan all along!
apr 8, 2025, 7:02 pm • 5 0 • view
It was the Billionaires' plan, now they can buy up properties as they go broke.
apr 8, 2025, 7:04 pm • 6 0 • view
Trump acts like everything the US has we can't get anywhere else in the world, the arrogance. We live in first world countries, we have our own products & can adjust, plus we haven't pissed off our allies so we can just trade with another country.
apr 8, 2025, 10:32 pm • 2 0 • view
The "great deal maker" can only get an agreement when he holds all the cards. He has no cards and he keeps trying to extort countries. Extortion is all he knows. He didn't write the book-Tony Shwartz wrote it and he regrets ever doing it.
apr 8, 2025, 8:06 pm • 3 1 • view
There are items for my business that I order through US companies that are made in China - my profit margin can’t handle this!
apr 8, 2025, 6:31 pm • 85 6 • view
Increase your prices buy 104%. Keep your margin. Fuck MAGA.
apr 9, 2025, 12:08 am • 0 0 • view
This what people don’t understand. It is a world economy anymore. If what you need is not made here then you will suffer severe losses.
apr 8, 2025, 9:33 pm • 31 3 • view
A friend of mine in US makes handcrafts as a side business (because her husband is unemployed and her job doesn’t pay much). She will have to stop doing that. They were doing well and she was thinking of opening up a proper company. But no…
apr 8, 2025, 10:35 pm • 21 1 • view
Most of the raw materials I get for my side gig making jewelry come from outside the US, much of it from China. The only way to get them in the US is to find someone who already has imported stock on hand.
apr 8, 2025, 10:42 pm • 3 0 • view
Go out of business
apr 8, 2025, 7:20 pm • 0 0 • view
You know what to do: pass *every dime* onto the consumer
apr 8, 2025, 7:45 pm • 9 0 • view
We are a newer business who has big business competition- they can afford to keep their prices the same and absorb forcing smaller businesses out rich getting richer didn’t he say that!
apr 8, 2025, 8:18 pm • 1 0 • view
And the reality is the average consumer cannot absorb that, so there will then be no consumers, and then no small business.
apr 8, 2025, 8:05 pm • 32 0 • view
I sell tractors and ag equipment to farmers in dryland wheat country. BEFORE the tariffs they could not afford ($5 wheat, $6 inputs) new large equipment like Gleaners and 40' seed drills: so now not only will their EXPORTS be limited; they will not be able to buy ANY equipment of ANY size. 🚫 🍞 4 U!
apr 8, 2025, 8:16 pm • 29 3 • view
Hasn't it just pushed the cost of your IPhones to $2700? That's what's just been reported on our news channels. They're around £600 here. But we're not in a trade war with China.
apr 9, 2025, 6:31 am • 11 0 • view
Reuters reported $2300 before the additional 50% tariffs were done so that could be a low estimate. CNN reported it could cost $3500 to actually make the phone in the US. Apple appears to be looking to move manufacturing for US phones, but not here - to India or Brazil.
apr 9, 2025, 7:38 am • 16 0 • view
How long will that take and how will China react to that proposal from Apple? They could close all the Apple facilities in China with immediate effect.
apr 9, 2025, 7:46 am • 7 0 • view
Unsure as I didn’t read anything on that - but they do already have facilities in both countries and would (at least initially) be shifting where the factories ship to.
apr 9, 2025, 7:52 am • 2 0 • view
China is cheapest, Temu will take over Amazon here soon, they've opened their first distribution centre, sell the same things as Amazon at a much lower cost. Amazon's days as a middle man will be numbered around the rest of the world. Also china banning all US films. 1.5 billion consumers in China.
apr 9, 2025, 7:57 am • 1 0 • view
And sorry I realize “move manufacturing” could read as new factories. Shift is a better word.
apr 9, 2025, 7:53 am • 2 0 • view
I saw an analyst say that there are 3M workers in China connected to the supply and production of iPhones. China not letting key machinery or ppl to leave the country. Will take years to recreate.
apr 9, 2025, 9:58 am • 3 0 • view
Drop in the ocean to China, their population is over 1.5 billion. Have you seen their train stations, and other infrastructure. They own alot of US debt bonds as well, if they start selling them off US debt interest will sky rocket. Their civilisation us thousands of years old. They're not stupid.
apr 9, 2025, 10:04 am • 12 0 • view
Apparently the Chinese state banks have been told to reduce dollar purchases. They will retaliate to these tariffs and I honestly don’t blame them. Trump has no idea what he is doing or he is intentionally crashing the US economy…both could be true. 🤬🤬🤬 www.reuters.com/world/china/...
apr 9, 2025, 11:48 am • 6 0 • view
apr 9, 2025, 12:42 pm • 2 0 • view
Where's the GOP wake up Congress do your job
apr 8, 2025, 5:59 pm • 36 3 • view
It's a fascist party now and Dear Leader says he's never wrong. Incoming "short-term" pain!
apr 8, 2025, 6:26 pm • 30 0 • view
"Short term" like dick-traitor for a day...
apr 9, 2025, 1:31 am • 5 0 • view
🍄
apr 9, 2025, 1:42 am • 2 0 • view
How did Walmart let this happen? 🤯
apr 8, 2025, 7:09 pm • 1 0 • view
Trumpenomics. The birth of a shithole economy.
apr 8, 2025, 8:25 pm • 6 0 • view
Actually 129% if you take into account tariffs already in place prior to the orange one
apr 9, 2025, 12:18 am • 3 0 • view
Actually 129% if you take into account the ones that were already in place.
apr 8, 2025, 9:59 pm • 1 0 • view
Gov. Newsom is working to try to forge new global alliances so the great state of California is spared from this tariff madness and we are able to keep good commerce practices with other countries. Help is on the way! 🙏
apr 9, 2025, 2:25 pm • 8 0 • view
Why? California can’t get around trumps tariffs so why would anyone exempt them
apr 9, 2025, 2:42 pm • 1 0 • view
“California is not Washington D.C.!” There is always a way and we will find it and share it to the rest of the world. They don’t call us “The sunshine state” for nothing 😁. We will never surrender to pessimism nor the fascists. We will always #Resist 💪 www.latimes.com/california/s...
apr 10, 2025, 3:41 am • 0 1 • view
Hey I hope yall are able to secede. I really do. I hate it here.
apr 10, 2025, 11:22 pm • 1 0 • view
And once we do, we’ll only set precedent which other states may be able to follow 😁
apr 9, 2025, 2:53 pm • 5 0 • view
I mean we are currently celebrating a whole holiday about how states can’t trump federal law
apr 10, 2025, 2:01 am • 1 0 • view
California is the 5th largest economy, it has power to shape its own global trade practices. Gov. Brown used the same strategy in the past. Wait.
apr 9, 2025, 2:51 pm • 1 0 • view
Hey I’d love to see California secede but I’m not gonna hold my breath. We all know that state law submits to federal law
apr 10, 2025, 2:02 am • 0 0 • view
Dollar Tree just changed its name to Twenty Dollar Tree!
apr 8, 2025, 11:07 pm • 0 0 • view
Trump wants everyone to beg…. This is global he doesn’t have a enough SS to protect him from the world…international people are losing…..
apr 8, 2025, 10:27 pm • 0 0 • view
A stupid game of chicken, and we’re the losers.
apr 8, 2025, 8:31 pm • 4 0 • view
MLIAHSONGA! (making living in a hobbesian state of nature great again)
apr 9, 2025, 12:56 am • 3 0 • view
Bezo, how do you think Amazon is going to do without Chinese products? Not. Very. Well. How do you like it when trump shits in your soup? He shits in everybody’s soup.
apr 8, 2025, 6:47 pm • 116 6 • view
👏👏👏👏👏
apr 8, 2025, 7:25 pm • 1 0 • view
He would let all his workers starve before he would ever help them out… talk about a fire sale
apr 8, 2025, 7:29 pm • 40 1 • view
I hope Bezo sues the President over the Chinese tariffs
apr 8, 2025, 10:11 pm • 1 0 • view
I like those $1 stores...$3 dollar stores I guess.
apr 10, 2025, 12:02 am • 0 0 • view
I think it is officially immoral to not punch a maga in the face.
apr 8, 2025, 7:05 pm • 6 0 • view
Expect Jeff Bezos and the Walton family to put a hit out on trump 😈😈😈
apr 8, 2025, 9:05 pm • 2 0 • view
He bribes them directly.
apr 8, 2025, 10:02 pm • 0 0 • view
Y'all, I know you are trying to make sense out of all of this, but you'll never find an answer that you'll be satisfied with. All you need to know is the Dumb Führer is a Russian asset. No more and no less.
apr 8, 2025, 6:44 pm • 113 5 • view
Bingo. He’s not incompetent, he’s Putin’s hitman.
apr 8, 2025, 8:35 pm • 28 0 • view
More like a trained monkey but still a Russian weapon detonated in the whitehouse. #resist #trump #musk #oligarchs #putin It's the same economic losses as a full on invasion with minimal cost to the aggressor.
apr 8, 2025, 9:49 pm • 20 1 • view
Ahh, I found my tribe.
apr 8, 2025, 11:07 pm • 5 0 • view
He is an evil sociopath
apr 8, 2025, 10:11 pm • 2 0 • view
Drama queen president .
apr 8, 2025, 9:17 pm • 1 0 • view
They all need to go. The gang that couldn’t shoot straight..
apr 8, 2025, 9:12 pm • 0 0 • view
I'm laughing because almost everything Amazon sells comes from China. I think they will collapse when this happens.
apr 8, 2025, 9:01 pm • 105 3 • view
He's squashing his oligarch buddies. It feels like he's doing everything he can to start people fighting in the streets. He seems to want the rage and despair. Puts the gates up around the white house before pulling the next string. Why aren't they trying to stop him? They're just as vulnerable.
apr 9, 2025, 1:14 am • 2 0 • view
Amazon is not going to collapse. They have so many resources that they could literally keep their prices where they are and take a short-term hit just so they can buy up the inventory for pennies on the dollar of small businesses that collapse under these tariffs.
apr 8, 2025, 10:02 pm • 7 0 • view
That’s what will happen. After he destroys the small business users, I hope the people still using Amazon will finally stop. I haven’t used them in nine months. They are unethical.
apr 9, 2025, 12:07 pm • 1 0 • view
I hope the same. Part of the issue is that small businesses are still hard to find because they don’t have the marketing/ad budget/know-how or the ability to undercut prices. Things like Etsy help somewhat, but only for certain small businesses.
apr 9, 2025, 12:17 pm • 1 0 • view
Dollartree and Canada’s Dollarama are in big trouble. Every souvenir shop, private dollar stores, the list is endless.
apr 9, 2025, 12:31 am • 1 0 • view
Canada doesn’t have blanket tariffs on China. This is now a US made situation. I think as long as importers here buy from China directly, they won’t have a problem in Canada.
apr 9, 2025, 1:35 pm • 1 0 • view
So far so good! I pray Canada doesn’t get lumped in with the US and become collateral damage.
apr 10, 2025, 8:25 pm • 0 0 • view
Canada is smart. They have no tariffs. In Canada, American-style Republicans don't exist.
apr 9, 2025, 2:42 am • 2 0 • view
The Conservative Party here is trying to emulate the negative strategies of the Republicans. Most Canadians aren’t having it. My comment was more in regard to US companies relying heavily on Chinese goods esp given the new 104% tariff (Dollartree, Walmart, Hobby Lobby etc). This will not end well.
apr 9, 2025, 4:10 am • 2 0 • view
All of those companies have lobbyists who could have stopped this. Walmart itself has "fund a coup" money. And they all failed by letting one man run loose.
apr 9, 2025, 9:46 am • 1 0 • view
And wal-mart
apr 8, 2025, 9:04 pm • 66 2 • view
apr 8, 2025, 9:07 pm • 31 0 • view
Walmart will not collapse. They will just pass the increased costs on to their customers. Gross sales will probably go up.
apr 8, 2025, 9:27 pm • 0 0 • view
But imagine the suffering in Cucamonga.
apr 8, 2025, 11:05 pm • 1 0 • view
Amazon is just the middle man. They definitely will not collapse.
apr 8, 2025, 9:25 pm • 0 0 • view
Good, that fucker Bezos enabled this crap.
apr 9, 2025, 9:56 am • 0 0 • view
Amazon sells chinese stuff. Bezos will suffer as well
apr 9, 2025, 10:30 am • 0 0 • view
Good, I’m shocked that the likes of Bezos and Musk kissed Trumps’ ass so much.
apr 9, 2025, 10:32 am • 0 0 • view
More than half of the stuff sold by Amazon actually comes from smaller businesses listing on Amazon’s marketplace. This will destroy lots of little companies.
apr 8, 2025, 10:24 pm • 6 0 • view
And Hobby Lobby.
apr 9, 2025, 2:09 am • 1 0 • view
#Navarro says #RonVara says it's going to be Alright
apr 8, 2025, 7:52 pm • 2 0 • view
He is bringing the price of labor down. Desperate unemployed people will be pressured/forced to take replacement jobs that pay less per hour, assuming they're able to find a replacement job at all. Recent hires are in a lot of danger, IMHO.
apr 8, 2025, 6:20 pm • 12 0 • view
That's exactly what he wants everybody to suffer LITERALLY😳🤐
apr 8, 2025, 9:07 pm • 0 0 • view
In theory, people had warning, but you can’t believe anything Trump says so they didn’t plan for it.
apr 8, 2025, 9:25 pm • 4 0 • view
And NOW the orange pos is planning a multimillion dollar military parade for his birthday! WTF happened to reducing the federal deficit and reining in spending? Is Congress sedated? Feigning ignorance? Just plain stupid?
apr 8, 2025, 9:28 pm • 2 0 • view
A controlled demolition.
apr 8, 2025, 6:20 pm • 6 0 • view
Russian and Chinese leaders must be enjoying this, who needs missiles and aircraft carriers when the enemy keeps shooting themselves in the foot, knee and head.
apr 8, 2025, 10:05 pm • 19 2 • view
Yeah, I expected civil war within the states. I didn't expect the states to just... implode themselves.
apr 8, 2025, 10:31 pm • 11 0 • view
Probably one going on in the White House at the moment.
apr 9, 2025, 12:08 am • 3 0 • view
That I can believe.
apr 9, 2025, 12:09 am • 2 0 • view
The Dollar Stores!!!
apr 9, 2025, 4:18 am • 0 0 • view
China must have raised the prices on his trump merchandise so he's mad...This is bonkers!!!!
apr 8, 2025, 7:28 pm • 2 0 • view
But wait...with his cape on, trump to the rescue...he will "deal" and "we will win"...
apr 8, 2025, 11:38 pm • 12 1 • view
"Only he can fix it"
apr 8, 2025, 11:43 pm • 4 0 • view
Yes, he's waiting for Xi to call him. 🤣
apr 9, 2025, 12:52 am • 10 0 • view
...Yep, and we can expect all kinds of strangeness to be posted his social media platform all night long...
apr 9, 2025, 12:59 am • 13 0 • view
The EU offered him a fase save and he blew it. A potted plant has more nous.
apr 9, 2025, 6:55 am • 1 0 • view
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖_𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @SundaeDivine Trump: “Will they make my birthday a national holiday?” Psychic: “I see a huge parade and millions celebrating.” Trump: “How do I look?” Psychic: “I couldn’t see you - the coffin was closed.”
apr 9, 2025, 1:03 am • 31 7 • view
🤣🤣Thanks for the laugh!! Needed that...
apr 9, 2025, 1:36 am • 6 0 • view
👍 😘
apr 9, 2025, 2:58 am • 4 0 • view
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
apr 9, 2025, 3:40 pm • 1 0 • view