White House aides prep new #tariffs on imports worth trillions for April 2, laying the groundwork for an escalation in global economic hostilities that #Trump has called “Liberation Day.”
The admin has already unnerved investors with duties on #Canada, #Mexico & #China, & yet, advisers are readying a move to dwarf all previous tariffs.
#economy #finance #Trumpcession #geopolitics #USpol #idiocracy #kakistocracy
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in reply to Nonilex • • •The potential to more than double the scope of #Trump’s #tariffs has alarmed economists & some congressional #Republicans, while other WH allies are concerned about the logistical challenges of a complicated new #import #tax regime. The precise nature of these new duties has spurred extensive discussions at the highest levels of the admin, w/VP #JDVance, #Commerce Secy #HowardLutnick, WH aide #PeterNavarro & #Treasury Secy #ScottBessent all playing a role in the talks….
#economy #Trumpcession
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in reply to Nonilex • • •HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴
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#USpol
/s: Let me hazard a
guess.../s
@Nonilex
#Sarcasm
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺
in reply to HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 • • •I like the aesthetics of this image. 😇
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#TrumpIsNoCaesar
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Me, too. It has such nice details.
Did U notice the red hue on the king's left side, e. g.?
The #RomanRepublic, which served as a template for the #AmericanExperiment, would have no more kings, so Julius Caesar could not become one, having to satisfied the title of Perpetual Dictator.
His cognomen, Ceasar, was adopted by his successors as a synonym for "emperor." In...
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#TrumpIsNoCaesar
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... the #MiddleAges, it came to mean a superior king, e. g. tsar, in the West, "Kaiser" in addition came to mean protector of the Holy See.
We all know how it ended.
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PS
If anyone comes across the black bust of Donald J. Trump (im)posing as #GaiusJuliusCaesar, please send me a link here, I'd like to add it.
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺
in reply to HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 • • •Most of the historic background I was familiar with. Thank you for the full picture, though.
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴
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You're welcome. As your bio didn't mention anything about "history," I thought, better safe than sorry.
Besides, sometimes other people not being knowledgeable in ancient history might read it months later... Now, I still know what I was thinking of. 🙈
@Nonilex
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺
in reply to HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 • • •There was zero sarcasm in my message to you. The appreciation was all genuine.
Also, I've been somewhat hesitant to include something along the lines of "know-it-all" in my profile. 😂😂😂
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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴
in reply to GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺 • • •@Eetschrijver
All good, didn't think so.
However, you get the Dr. Know-It-All, h. c. *now*! 🤓🤣
@Nonilex
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺
in reply to HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 • • •I asked for it, didn't I? 😂😂😂
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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴
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Yep. 🤜🤛
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