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𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙<p>Meanwhile ~ </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>Trump wants to have his cake and eat it too (a crazy expression, eh?)—</p><p>Bully the world with the supposed goal of bringing manufacturing to the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> so the country eventually becomes a net exporter…</p><p>AND keep the dollar strong as the world’s reserve currency.</p><p>But that is not how the world economy works, and Trump’s tariff actions could jeopardize both of his objectives.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a></p><p>/1 of 2</p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/3/13/trumps-tariffs-may-end-up-blowing-up-the-us-dollar-hegemony" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/3/</span><span class="invisible">13/trumps-tariffs-may-end-up-blowing-up-the-us-dollar-hegemony</span></a></p>
𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙<p>Changed my intro to highlight schadenfreude. And so it begins...</p><p>"Musk finally broke his silence about Trump’s global tariffs, and it doesn’t sound like he is thrilled about them...</p><p>"Musk then went after Trump’s Trade Advisor Peter Navarro, who was the architect of the tariffs with Lutnick. Navarro said he knows what he is doing since he has a PhD in economics from Harvard. </p><p>"Musk posted on X that Navarro 'ain’t built shit. A PhD in Econ from Harvard is a bad thing, not a good thing.' Musk then posted a quote from economist Thomas Sowell that read: 'In every disaster throughout American history, there always seems to be a man from Harvard in the middle of it.' ”</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-160711820" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">substack.com/home/post/p-16071</span><span class="invisible">1820</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>GFC vibes abound as Trump tariffs risk US 'fall from greatness'<br>By Michael Janda</p><p>As someone who started their financial reporting career in 2008, the current market sell-off's similarities to the global financial crisis are uncanny and unnerving.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/gfc-vibes-abound-as-trump-tariffs-risk-economic-armageddon/105147434" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/gfc</span><span class="invisible">-vibes-abound-as-trump-tariffs-risk-economic-armageddon/105147434</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recession</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MichaelJanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelJanda</span></a></p>
BBC News<p>Good morning. It's 10AM, Monday, 7th April. The headlines: Asian stocks have tumbled after the US introduced fresh <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>. The <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> Prime Minister is poised to unveil a response plan, as the government steps in to aid the British automotive sector. Netanyahu is due for discussions with <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> in Washington. UK nurseries have seen a rise in severe care incidents. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>/3</p><p>Trump defenders are drinking some strong Kool-Aid (so to speak).</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ItsACult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItsACult</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Experts warn against 'knee-jerk reactions' to superannuation slump<br>By Adelaide Miller</p><p>Around half of Australians' superannuation balances are invested in global and local stocks, meaning the tariff-induced market ructions are hitting super savings. Here's why experts say it's not time to panic.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/market-tariff-turmoil-hits-superannuation-balances/105146986" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/mar</span><span class="invisible">ket-tariff-turmoil-hits-superannuation-balances/105146986</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Superannuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superannuation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PersonalInvesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalInvesting</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AdelaideMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdelaideMiller</span></a></p>
root42<p>Matt Parker going nuts over the crazy <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/j04IAbWCszg?si=knaIMfYux1igIHjb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/j04IAbWCszg?si=knaIMf</span><span class="invisible">Yux1igIHjb</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>/2</p><p>Trump is even angering some billionaires who voted for him.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a></p>
Infrapink (he/his/him)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@standupmaths" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>standupmaths</span></a></span> looks at the maths of Trump's tariffs:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04IAbWCszg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=j04IAbWCsz</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p><p>Best quote: "This whole thing reeks of mathiness, which is where you can dress something up in the trappings of mathematics to make it look more legit ... when what you may have done is just come up with an idea and made it look more mathsy as a way to convince people you've put more thought into it than you actually have"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Maths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a></p>
openSUSE Linux<p>Closed-source <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> is becoming a liability. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> &amp; geopolitical tension are pushing the world toward <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/transparent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparent</span></a>, community-powered alternatives.<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openSUSE</span></a> = <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> from lock-in, licenses, &amp; limits.<br>🌍 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EndOfWindows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndOfWindows10</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeYourPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeYourPC</span></a> <a href="https://news.opensuse.org/2025/04/07/fariffs-spark-shift-to-os/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.opensuse.org/2025/04/07/f</span><span class="invisible">ariffs-spark-shift-to-os/</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>European and Asian markets are significantly down.<br>US markets are down significantly in pre-trading.</p><p>Per Bloomberg:</p><p>“Trump has taken a defiant tone, saying he won't strike deals to cut tariffs unless they eliminate the US trade deficit with that country, and investors are worried about the lack of government intervention to mitigate the crisis.” 😳🚨</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InternationalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1974641/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1974641/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Canada wants to get closer to Europe, says foreign minister | Radio Schuman <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Canad%C3%A1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadá</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a></p>
Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tradewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/unitedstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedstates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/unitedstatesofamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedstatesofamerica</span></a><br>Trump may be calling tariffs “medicine”, but the doctor prescribing it is obviously an incompetent quack who should be struck off…</p>
Downshift 🍁<p>US-imposed import tariffs on Canadian goods are making it harder for American farmers and Trump’s “chaotic trade policy” has done permanent damage – <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CanadaLetter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaLetter</span></a> 🇨🇦</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CanadaStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaStrong</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ElbowsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElbowsUp</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/usPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usPolitics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://canadaletter.ca/2025/04/us-imposed-the-ugly-american-chaotic-trade-policy-has-caused-permanent-damage_farrmers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">canadaletter.ca/2025/04/us-imp</span><span class="invisible">osed-the-ugly-american-chaotic-trade-policy-has-caused-permanent-damage_farrmers/</span></a></p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Peter Schrank @schrankartoons Thats' all, folks....well, I wish it was. One day it will be. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GlobalTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalTrade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/globalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MAGAMorons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAMorons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TradePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> @thetimes - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Sy Taffel<p>'The materials China just restricted aren’t random. They’re chosen with the precision of someone who’s read U.S. product spec sheets and defense procurement orders. Start with dysprosium. If your electric motor needs to function at high temperatures—and they all do—then mostly it is using neodymium magnets doped with dysprosium. No dysprosium, no thermal stability.'</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/greentech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greentech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/criticalmineralresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criticalmineralresources</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/05/china-just-turned-off-u-s-supplies-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/04/05/c</span><span class="invisible">hina-just-turned-off-u-s-supplies-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/</span></a></p>
SpaceLifeForm<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Powerfromspace1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Powerfromspace1</span></a></span> </p><p>10% was the minimum to apply unless deleted from the spreadsheet (such as Russian, Belarus, and NK).</p><p>If you are a Penguin colony and do buy frozen carp from the US, but instead fish on your own, you must be punished.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a></p>
1337 $#!+ I did that<p>Fucking truth is Trump is living out a old timey bromide about trade deficits that utterly conflates such with national debt. Like, John Birch Society level eating your own shit. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/johnbirchsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>johnbirchsociety</span></a> The former on trade was proved tragic by President Hoover and Senators Smoot and Hawley, the latter less tested but many economists agree on limits. Point is, they are not the same thing, and Trump voters? They are far, far from knowing the difference anyway. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiots</span></a></p>
Erik Jonker<p>A telling quote, it's not panic selling...<br>"Markets Insight: Arguably the most unsettling aspect of Monday’s sell-off in Asia, analysts say, was the extent to which it was rational, rather than panic-stricken"<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackmonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmonday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>