LOL. Of course! Yes!
Could Trump’s threats against Brazil backfire?
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/7/19/could-trumps-threats-against-brazil-backfire?traffic_source=rss

LOL. Of course! Yes!
Could Trump’s threats against Brazil backfire?
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/7/19/could-trumps-threats-against-brazil-backfire?traffic_source=rss
I believe the diplomatic phrase is "Go fuck yourself!"
The laughingstock forges on.
Brazilian president: Trump is not ‘the emperor of the world’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5410100-lula-trump-brazil-trade-tariffs-deal/
US politicians and businesses need to stop talking to Canadians and start talking to the US government about tourism to the US.
They detained a 71 yr old US citizen for 8 hours, illegally.
#Canada #Sovereignty #Tariffs #ShopCanadian #ElbowsUp #CanadaIsAwesome #ByeAmerican #AnywhereButTheUSA
Italy is grappling with dual challenges: a new round of US #tariffs that could directly hit its export-reliant economy and a weakening US dollar that effectively acts as "implicit" tariff on Italian exports http://xhtxs.cn/5jE
“ #Trump admin is raising #prices that are at the heart of the #affordability crisis". --#JaredBernstein
Post-trade war, tariffs are up $21 billion/month.
Or $736/year for every man, woman. & child living in the US.
At the moment, importers are eating a lot of this tax, but sometime this year, much of this will pass through to consumers. The rest will result in lower margin for businesses without #monopoly power.
https://econjared.substack.com/p/did-someone-neglect-to-tell-the-president?publication
"The European Commission has stalled one of its investigations into Elon Musk’s X for breaking the bloc’s digital transparency rules, while it seeks to conclude trade talks with the US."
"…Brussels officials said … no one wants to offend Trump"
One reason we haven't seen more inflation thus far—and also why the stock market hasn't been falling—is probably that Trump's blanket destroy-the-economy tariffs are illegal.
PDF of May 28 court decision: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cit.17080/gov.uscourts.cit.17080.55.0.pdf
News summary: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/06/businesses-challenge-trumps-tariffs-before-supreme-court/
Of course the Administration appealed. It managed to get a stay of the decision during appeal, with this as part of its argument:
"If tariffs imposed on plaintiffs during these appeals are ultimately held unlawful, then the government will issue refunds to plaintiffs, including any post-judgment interest that accrues."
PDF: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cafc.23105/gov.uscourts.cafc.23105.6.0_3.pdf
SCOTUS could, of course, again issue a decision supporting the regime on purely partisan grounds. But it's not clear that it will.
And isn't the USA currently a big tech company run by a maffia masquerading as a country ?
Trumps Zölle, die deutsche Wirtschaft und die EU, Teil 6, Entwicklung der letzten Jahre: Deutschland als schwächstes Industrieland der Welt (Statista + Kurzanalyse + Kurzkommentar) #Germany #Economy #Wirtschaft #Trump #Tariffs #EU #TradeDeal #Geopolitics
How much have Trump's tariffs cost your home state? #DemocratsAbroad #Tariffs #USpolitics #Trump
Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an Upper House vote Sunday, an outcome that could jolt confidence in the world's fourth-largest economy and complicate tariff talks with the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/japan/politics/japan-ldp-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #tariffs #us #usjapanrelations #trade #japaneseeconomy #sanseito
Ishiba's future in balance as polls hint at rout in Upper House election https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/japan/politics/ishiba-ldp-upper-house-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #trade #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #inflation #rice #ldp #upperhouse #diet #2025upperhouseelection
U.S. President Donald Trump is readying plans for industry-specific tariffs to kick in alongside country-by-country duties in two weeks, ramping up his push to reshape the global trading system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/19/economy/trump-tariff-double-whammy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #donaldtrump
Brazil's right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro made clear that the humiliation of court-ordered restraints would not curb his role in global politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/world/politics/brazil-bolsonaro-lula-china-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #jairbolsonaro #us #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump #china #luizinacioluladasilva
Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs committed to international policy cooperation in a communique adopted Friday, finding rare consensus amid escalating tensions over the U.S. trade war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/19/economy/g20-unity-trump-trade-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #g20 #globaleconomy #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #us
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated the two nations could reach a "good” trade deal while signaling the process may take more time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/19/economy/us-japan-trade-deal-bessent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy
EU to engage more with other nations hit by U.S. tariffs — including Japan
The EU is preparing to step up its engagement with other countries hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
#Europe #Economy #Canadá #DonaldTrump #EconomyofEU #EconomyoftheEU #EU #EUeconomy #EU-Japanrelations #globaleconomy #tariffs #trade #U.S. #UrsulavonderLeyen
https://www.europesays.com/2257256/
Decent #Americans need to prepare
start buying 'Long shelf life' #foods.
#Prices will rise even more soon
and continue to rise
rapidly
purchasing power of the dollar will fall
#Trump and his "#administration" have NO plans
to financially support the Country from the damage
created by the #Tariffs and Trump"s disastrous "policies"
To force Fed rate cuts is NOT a solution
will actually make the situation worse.
Only hope is to carry on until
economic collapse, social chaos
force Trump"s removal.
Some shocking numbers in this video: "#Canada and #Mexico have joined forces to build a $120B escape route—completely bypassing the #USA. In direct response to President #Trump's 30% #tariffs on #steel and #auto parts, the two nations are launching the #NorthernCorridor, a trade route that circumvents US #customs, #ports, and logistics entirely. From Pacific coast rail links to digital customs integration, this new partnership is shaking the very foundation of North American trade."
#canpoli #elbowsup
https://youtu.be/3-WPPFI4KFY?si=xwQBOTBHIfpGCh3d