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Laffy<p>“Mortgage rates climb to highest level in two months as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ’s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> continue to rock markets” <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/economy/mortgage-rates-trade-war-tariffs?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/04/17/economy/mor</span><span class="invisible">tgage-rates-trade-war-tariffs?cid=ios_app</span></a></p>
@GottaLaff<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Canada" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23China" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TrumpTax" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTax</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/post/3lmx6j2jxl32g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/post/3lmx6j2jxl32g</a></p>
@GottaLaff<p>"UK officials tightening security when handling sensitive trade docs to prevent them from falling into US hands amid <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> ’s tariff war" 1/2 <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TrumpTax" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTax</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/16/uk-officials-trade-documents-secret-trump-tariff-security?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.theguardian.com/politics/202...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/16/uk-officials-trade-documents-secret-trump-tariff-security?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK officials label trade docum...</a></p>
Laffy<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> will send global trade into reverse this year, warns WTO</p><p>World Trade Organization says trade between US and China is expected to plunge by 81% in ‘decoupling’” <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a> <br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/16/trump-tariffs-will-send-global-trade-into-reverse-this-year-warns-wto?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/16/trump-tariffs-will-send-global-trade-into-reverse-this-year-warns-wto?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
@GottaLaff<p>BREAKING: <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23California" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a> Governor Gavin Newsom says the state is suing to halt <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> ’s <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a>, citing harm to consumers and businesses <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TrumpTax" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTax</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/california-s-newsom-says-state-to-sue-over-trump-s-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.bloomberg.com/news/article...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/california-s-newsom-says-state-to-sue-over-trump-s-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">California’s Newsom Says State...</a></p>
Laffy<p>BREAKING: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> Governor Gavin Newsom says the state is suing to halt <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ’s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>, citing harm to consumers and businesses <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/california-s-newsom-says-state-to-sue-over-trump-s-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-04-16/california-s-newsom-says-state-to-sue-over-trump-s-tariffs</span></a></p>
Laffy<p>“Hong Kong suspends postal service to the US after <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ’s tariff hikes” <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thereport.be/article/?app=breaking&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcnn.it%2F4ls3Y2h" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thereport.be/article/?app=brea</span><span class="invisible">king&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcnn.it%2F4ls3Y2h</span></a></p>
@GottaLaff<p>"...Long US Trade War..." <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TrumpTax" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTax</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z6rujpf4u56jfie7aqic2nfg/post/3lmv5xasadc2j" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z6rujpf4u56jfie7aqic2nfg/post/3lmv5xasadc2j</a></p>
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p>Art of the deal:</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/StableGenius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StableGenius</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p>
Laffy<p>" <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> 's finance ministry said it will give its country's businesses a six-month relief from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on certain U.S. goods imports, but warned this temporary measure should be used to "adjust their supply chains and prioritize domestic sources". <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/canada-gives-new-lifeline-trump-tariffs-2059964" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/canada-gives-new-</span><span class="invisible">lifeline-trump-tariffs-2059964</span></a></p>
Laffy<p>“Honda is considering switching some car production from Mexico and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> to the United States, aiming for 90 per cent&nbsp;of cars sold in the country to be made locally in response to new U.S. auto <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.” <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/honda-considering-moving-auto-production-canada-1.7510455" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hon</span><span class="invisible">da-considering-moving-auto-production-canada-1.7510455</span></a></p>
Ken Walker :caflag:<p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/trumptax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumptax</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/@piatpod/114331623593868474" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.world/@piatpod/114331</span><span class="invisible">623593868474</span></a></p>
@GottaLaff<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TrumpTax" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTax</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3lmnd6am2d62y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3lmnd6am2d62y</a></p>
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p>Anyone else get the feeling that they’re just kinda making shit up as they go? 🤷‍♂️</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tradewar</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a></p><p>From: <a href="https://mas.to/@Techaltar/114325323027047297" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mas.to/@Techaltar/114325323027</span><span class="invisible">047297</span></a></p>
Ken Walker :caflag:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://s.yelvington.com/@steve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>steve</span></a></span> Right. Also Orwellian are his references to "a tarrff on China" which is part of his stubborn deception of Americans to make them think China pays his tax. It is a tax to be paid entirely by American buyers of imports from China.<br><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/trumptax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumptax</span></a></p>
Laffy<p>“ <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock while benefiting electronics giants including Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.” <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a> <br> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-12/trump-exempts-phones-computers-chips-from-reciprocal-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-04-12/trump-exempts-phones-computers-chips-from-reciprocal-tariffs</span></a></p>
Ken Walker :caflag:<p><a href="https://theconversation.com/donald-trumps-policies-are-more-than-dumb-theyre-stupid-according-to-stupidity-researchers-253009?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&amp;utm_source=theconversation.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/donald-tru</span><span class="invisible">mps-policies-are-more-than-dumb-theyre-stupid-according-to-stupidity-researchers-253009?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&amp;utm_source=theconversation.com</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/trumptax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumptax</span></a></p>
Ken Walker :caflag:<p><a href="https://theconversation.com/canada-was-mostly-spared-from-trumps-reciprocal-tariffs-but-it-must-not-grow-complacent-253813?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&amp;utm_source=theconversation.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/canada-was</span><span class="invisible">-mostly-spared-from-trumps-reciprocal-tariffs-but-it-must-not-grow-complacent-253813?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&amp;utm_source=theconversation.com</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/trumptax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumptax</span></a></p>
PhillyFan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> Here in France <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tarrifs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tarrifs</span></a> are called "les surtaxes". Literally translated it means the tax you pay on top of the value of an imported item, so don't let any Orange Felon tell you it's not a tax! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a></p>
Laffy<p>BEIJING (AP) — <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> announces countermeasures by raising <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on US goods from 84% to 125% from Saturday. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTax</span></a></p>
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