Polls: Society & Politics

President Trump on Thursday announced a slew of punishing tariffs on pharmaceuticals, heavy trucks, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered furniture, saying import taxes on those products would go into effect on Oct. 1.

The tariffs range from 25 percent to 100 percent, with the highest levies applying to “any branded or patented” pharmaceutical product coming into the United States. That decision poses considerable political risk, given that Americans could face higher prices for drugs, as countries pull back from exporting them into the United States.

Trump said exceptions would be made for pharmaceutical companies that are building manufacturing facilities in the United States.

This year, as Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose tariffs on imported medicines, most of the largest brand-name drugmakers have announced plans to spend billions of dollars building or expanding U. S. factories.

Trump said they would protect American producers from “unfair outside competition.” He said his actions were justified by “large scale ‘FLOODING’” of the products into the USA by other countries.

“It is a very unfair practice, but we must protect, for National Security and other reasons, our Manufacturing process,” Trump wrote.

Higher costs from the new tariffs will be felt across sectors of the economy, from housing and health care to logistics. The president also said the United States would begin imposing a 50 percent tariff on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and associated products, along with a 30 percent tariff on imported furniture and a 25 percent tariff on foreign trucks.

The tariffs will be issued under a national security related law, known as Section 232, that Trump has used to issue tariffs on steel, aluminum, cars and copper. On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced that it was beginning new investigations under the law into imports of robotics, industrial machinery and medical devices, which could result in tariffs.

Hegseth Is Said to Have Summoned U. S. Military Brass From Around the Globe

The unusual directive, without a stated reason, came after the defense secretary fired several top officers and ordered a reduction in four-star officers.

https://www.farmbilllaw.org/2019/07/24/usda-gave-almost-100-percent-of-trumps-trade-war-bailout-to-white-farmers/

Last fuck up, I mean meaningless trade war, 92% of agriculture tariff revenue went back to farmers as a bailout. Their original export markets looked elsewhere for produce & those markets have NEVER recovered. In other words, "a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing" but farmers getting HAMMERED and it will be MUCH worse this time around.

Argentina? I would LOVE to hear him sell that! Bring it on Mr. America Last!

Israel is a pariah state and needs liquidity desperately. Their vaunted tech sector we created/they stole is in deep shit.

Fossil fuels? You KNOW they have their hand out due to the inevitable overproduction from Trump permitting new fields, opening up federal lands & seabeds and of course "clean coal". 🙄

The Big Dildo Bill devasted & will obliterate rural health care. Withdrawal if Obamacare subsidies will lead to a collapse. Sucks to be sick n poor in MAGA land!

Tourism is unlikely as ALL the stuff worth seeing & doing are ALL In blue states but just the same the knock on effects & impact (negative) on the dollars value has been harrowing.

"America Alone" has resulted in SAVAGE cancellations of arms deals - NATO nations alone have frozen buying USA arms - that layoffs, especially in aerospace as they privatize NASA, are devastating with NO sign of recovery.

Did I miss a corrupt act? Some other sector bribing him with crypto seeking waivers? MAGA HAS FAFO!

So, following the recent shooting where a suspect shot and killed multiple detainees at an ICE facility and the hilarious picture that the FBI inexplicably shared, I have to ask.. Why are these people so bad at planting evidence?

For context; Here is a link to the story:

Russia attempting a false flag attempt:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/russia-sims-3/

The shooting at the ICE facility:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/shooting-at-dallas-ice-facility-leaves-two-detainees-dead-one-injured/ar-AA1Ndhsw

So with all the boring stuff out of the way, here comes the contenders for the worst attempt at planting evidence!

Russia:

Putin: "- and make sure to include three SIM cards in the picture."

FSB agent intern: "Da! I will not forget!" *googles what SIM is*

USA:

Kash Patel: "- do you have a sharpie?"

FBI agent intern: "Yes, sir!"

Kash Patel: "Could you write something anti-ICE on one of the bullets and take a picture?"

FBI agent intern: "Yes, sir!" *no idea what people who hates ICE says and is too lazy to google*

Also, for the record, please practice your handwriting next time.

Companies can legally hire and fire based on politics. Do you agree or disagree with this?

For example, I often see the term being only directed at women and non-black men (never white males). Now, let's put this into perspective. Imagine you are a person of color and got into a good university or got a well paying job, how would you feel if people accused you of being a DEI that doesn't deserve that position in life? How would feel if someone stated that a white person (particularly male) should have gotten your position in life and is more qualified?

Ice cream sales & crime both increase in the summer. Surely the ice cream is causing the crime, right?