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@Acyn Even after the last 100 days he still hasn't learned how tariffs work

Reporter: The U.S. actually has a trade surplus with Norway.. Trump: With the US, almost everybody has a surplus.. we got to get a little bit of that for ourselves

Ocean freight bookings from China to the U.S. are down 60% for the last three weeks since the tariffs kicked in. Even still, if they ended it today, companies likely have enough safety stocks of inventory to smooth over this hole in replenishment to keep the stores stocked. But if they wait 2-3 more weeks as the president stated yesterday, we’ll likely start to see second order effects kicking in: shortages leading to inflation, layoffs from importers and logistics companies leading to lower consumer spending, and many other symptoms of a large scale recession. Recessions become self reinforcing as spending retreats across the economy. And we don’t know about the Fed’s appetite for stimulus to overcome a recession caused on purpose by the President. Maybe it was all part of a grand design the Fed shouldn’t interfere with? If the fire chief starts a fire saying it’ll be good for the forest, should the fire department put it out?

@RpsAgainstTrump Does he not understand that most Americans buy their own eggs and can easily fact-check this?

Trump: “You know, the cost of eggs have come down like 93, 94% since we took office. They are pretty much normally price now” (Fact check: utterly false)

@cleanwithmike *cyclists shudder*

How to be financially free: Start a home service business. Here are the 8 best options for 2025: 1. Driveway Sealing

@leothrix It's a trap

If you put a bunch of highly capable, pragmatic software engineers together and told them to create something of tremendous quality for their peers without product and/or marketing pressures, what would they build

@alexbunardzic Cognitive dissonance. It's the strongest force in the universe

I think the hardest thing in life is to accept and respect evidence against one’s own interests.

@Boenau @HPA1999 Pretty sure that's a bot

@HPA1999 Yikes, Hari.

The demonic heart of the Communist. Give me what I demand, or I will make life utterly and entirely unbearable for you. I'll run you down with my bike on your sidewalks. I'll put "road dieting" trash in your streets. I'll get you fired from your job for "hate speech." I'll beat my "girlmeat" in your women's locker rooms. And if you dare give me the beatdown in the streets I ACTUALLY deserve, I'll scream bloody murder everywhere, make everyone hate you, and use YOUR laws against you to lock you away for a very long time. Such is the demonic heart of the Communist.

@swalker326 @IcyVert "If done strategically"

The U.S. used to lead in many industries like steel production and manufacturing, and a major reason for offshoring was lower labor costs in other countries. If production were brought back to the U.S., it could be a net win in terms of jobs, economic security, and reducing reliance on foreign nations. However, there are some critical resources that the U.S. simply doesn’t have in abundance or would struggle to produce at scale. Key Goods the U.S. Must Import Due to Limited Resources 1. Rare Earth Metals & Critical Minerals •Used in electronics, batteries, and defense applications. •The U.S. has some deposits but lacks large-scale mining and refining capacity. •Main suppliers: China (dominates refining), Australia, and Myanmar. 2. Oil & Petroleum (Certain Grades) •The U.S. is a top oil producer, but still imports heavy crude from Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East because many refineries are built for it. •Main suppliers: Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico. 3. Semiconductors & Microchips •The U.S. leads in chip design but relies heavily on Taiwan and South Korea for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. •Main suppliers: Taiwan (TSMC), South Korea (Samsung), China. •Recent efforts: The CHIPS Act is aiming to bring more semiconductor production back to the U.S. 4. Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies •Many raw materials for drugs and antibiotics come from India and China. •Main suppliers: China, India, Germany. 5. Coffee & Cocoa •The U.S. doesn’t have the climate to grow these in large quantities. •Main suppliers: Brazil, Colombia (coffee), Ivory Coast, Ghana (cocoa). 6. Certain Automotive & Aerospace Components •The U.S. builds cars and planes but imports parts (e.g., specialized alloys, sensors). •Main suppliers: Japan, Germany, Mexico. ⸻ Why Did the U.S. Stop Leading in Industries Like Steel? You’re absolutely right—outsourcing was largely driven by: •Cheap labor: Countries like China and Mexico pay far lower wages. •Fewer regulations: Environmental and labor protections are weaker in many competing nations. •Globalization & Free Trade Agreements: Policies encouraged shifting production overseas to lower costs. •Corporate Profit Maximization: Companies prioritized short-term gains over long-term economic security. ⸻ Would Bringing Production Back Be a Net Win for the U.S.? In many ways, yes. If we made more goods domestically: ✅ More jobs in manufacturing ✅ Less reliance on geopolitical rivals ✅ More economic stability & national security ✅ Higher wages and better working conditions However, there are some challenges: ⚠️ Higher Prices for Consumers – Goods may cost more if produced under fair wages & regulations. ⚠️ Rebuilding Manufacturing Infrastructure – Decades of outsourcing means lost factories, skills, and supply chains. ⚠️ Automation vs. Jobs – Some manufacturing would likely be automated instead of creating large numbers of jobs. ⚠️ Retaliation in Global Trade – If the U.S. raises tariffs, other countries may tax U.S. exports, hurting industries like agriculture. ⸻ Bottom Line If done strategically, reshoring (bringing production back) could be a huge benefit to the U.S., especially for industries critical to national security and economic independence. The key would be balancing cost, automation, and investment in workforce training to make domestic production competitive. Would you be in favor of paying slightly more for goods if it meant a stronger economy and better jobs at home?

Someone explain to me how these tariffs will make my life better

@leothrix the worst part is going to be the "other" stuff justified by the "crisis"

the fact that the previous administration somehow achieved a near-miraculous soft landing only for their successors to start beating themselves with in the head with the tariff mallet for inscrutable reasons still has me reeling

@covfefe_bunkr @BreakingNews4X It's only dangerous because of cars. Where are kids supposed to go?

@BreakingNews4X These kids got what they deserved. I live down in Broward and these litte fucks swarm busy streets recklessly for clicks and “fun”. They will get themselves and others killed. Cops probably saved their lives and others.

Broward County, Florida April 1 - A Sherriff Deputy appears to hit a child with his car and then tackles him to the ground.

@MikeMumbelz @GunloverClub1 Cars don't help either. Driving puts you in a consistent state of stress and isolation. In a conflict you dehumanize the other driver

There's a psychological component to gun ownership that doesn't get talked about enough. When an untrained or poorly trained person gets a gun, they tend to be more open to conflict than they otherwise would. A person without a gun is more likely to manage a conflict peacefully. Someone with a gun who is poorly trained is more likely to use a gun as a show of force (like the asshole in this video) Responsible gun owners have to hold assholes like this accountable. Even though we're all individuals, and the vast majority law-abiding, anti-gun people will see a guy like this and associate it with all gun owners. It makes legal gun ownership harder for the rest of us.

Don't approach someone's car holding a gun,they could kill you, and it would be legally justified in court.

@leothrix Yes you can sir

I must, unfortunately, report that you can pay for a very expensive barber and get a haircut experience that is worth the price

@LChas22 Try $50k++. I wish it was only $20k

Not to mention the $20,000 a year the parents spend for that godly private Christian school education so that they can grow up to pridefully reject the least of these…their “brethren” with so much disdain for the marginalized on every level.

Right now, the average American evangelical teenager is raising $3000 to go on a missions trip to host a VBS, paint a house, and post pictures while their parents applaud Trump for oppressing, exploiting, and turning away the foreigners at our door. (Jeremiah 22:3).

I'm actually ok with my tax dollars preventing disease from spreading, seems like a decent investment

@leothrix This is the way

Like, if you reject the rigors of type checking, why suffer the chaos of JavaScript or Python without all the insane metaprogramming you get with something like Common Lisp? At least with a lisp there’s a very high ceiling of where the lang will finally say “nah, that’s too much”

My time in lisp land has left me with the following impressions: Strong typing is still table stakes for any serious software engineering, but if you’re going to throw it all out the window to play fast and loose, lisp gives you everything you need to Fuck Shit Up (in a fun way)

@DrSynod walkable cities as a service

@TheCinesthetic Cell phones flawless reception at all times, even in an underground bunker

What something that’s completely normal in movies but would be weird and even psychotic in real life?

The average time your eyes are off the road while texting is 5 seconds. Traveling at 55mph, that's enough time to cover the length of a football field. Picture any 45mph suburban arterial where everyone's doing 10 over. People have no idea how little control they really have.

@mateosfo NJB does a great job illustrating this youtube.com/watch?v=040ejW…

Unless something changes, I think there's a real risk that AVs become a weapon wealthy suburban residents use to prevent cities from banning private cars.

@bluxte What camera do you use?

New: boars are now taking a nap in my garden! Destroying the lawn isn't new though… #sanglicam