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Peter Drake<p>Penguins, per Vescovi.</p><p>"Daddy, what's a tariff?"</p><p>"Hush, dear, it's best not to think about unpleasant things. Now hold still while I vomit this partially-digested sardine down your throat."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ink</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fineliner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fineliner</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/penguin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penguin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pingwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pingwing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PenguinsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenguinsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PenguinsOfMadagastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenguinsOfMadagastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> </p><p>🧵 18/?</p><p>‪"Heard Island Government‬ ‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬</p><p>Heard Island Delegate to the UN: “We condemn this economic pressure in the strongest possible Terns”</p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>‪<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> Update</p><p>🧵 17/?</p><p>"Heard Island Government‬ ‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬<br>·<br>Since this person didn’t leave an email with their message to our store (just initials RFK Jr), we’re replying here: We unfortunately do not ship strap-toothed whale skin, sooty albatross testicles, anglerfish meat, or fur seal brains. We’re impressed by your biological knowledge of us however!"</p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> Update </p><p>🧵 16/? </p><p>Heard Island Government‬ ‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬<br>·</p><p>“You can tariff our fish, but you will never take..Our FREEDOMMM!! </p><p>-William Walrus, Militant leader of McDonald Island</p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>‪🧵 15/? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> Update</p><p>Heard Island Government‬ ‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬<br>·<br>1d<br>Defence Ministry Update: Border surveillance has not detected any abnormal activity. We stand rock-hop-ready to rock, set to defend ourselves against all threats both foreign and domestic (elephant seals mainly)"</p><p>‪AI image</p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>🧵 <br>14/?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> </p><p>"Heard Island Government<br>‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬</p><p>Walrus Buffett (Heard Island Investment Union Rep): </p><p>“For far too long America has had an Economy. </p><p>We’re pleased they’re finally using the Marie Kondo method to eliminate that unnecessary wealth and become like these beloved Antarctic islands. “</p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>🧵 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> </p><p>13/?</p><p>"Heard Island Government<br>‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬</p><p>We have invited JD Vance to visit us to experience the joy of spelunking &amp; descending our majestic active Volcano “Big Ben.”</p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>👋 more from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a></p><p>🧵 continued update</p><p>12/?</p><p>‪"Heard Island Government‬ ‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬<br>·<br>Finance Ministry: “We’ve never exported anything, but now that America has economic interest, we could ship some samples of unrefrigerated krill via standard transit to the White House. Paired with some Limburger, epoisses, or cabrales, they will realize we have cards ripe to negotiate with”</p>
Peter Frederick<p>Mr Newbergers been busy again.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/FlippersUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlippersUp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/XQ5QBMl5K1I?si=EIVNDQ3aOqzAtvA3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/XQ5QBMl5K1I?si=EIVNDQ</span><span class="invisible">3aOqzAtvA3</span></a></p>
Man of Sand<p>Trump imposing tariffs on Heard Island. An island only inhabited by penguins. </p><p>The original image going viral had an misshapen hand generated by Ai that bothered me... so I fixed it.</p><p>Original can be found here: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/1jr8gw7/trump_places_tariffs_on_island_inhabited_by/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments</span><span class="invisible">/1jr8gw7/trump_places_tariffs_on_island_inhabited_by/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/penguins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penguins</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/heardisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heardisland</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/photoshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photoshop</span></a></p>
The Penguins In The Wall<p>We support the Heard Island Penguins!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lovepenguinshatetarriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lovepenguinshatetarriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/penguin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penguin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/troutnottariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>troutnottariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/heardisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heardisland</span></a></p>
Peter Frederick<p>Well this explains why Norfolk Island and Heard Island and McDonald got tarriffed</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/NorfolkIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkIsland</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/FlippersUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlippersUp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/04/revealed-how-trump-tariffs-slugged-norfolk-island-and-uninhabited-heard-and-mcdonald-islands?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/04/revealed-how-trump-tariffs-slugged-norfolk-island-and-uninhabited-heard-and-mcdonald-islands?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p>
Silkester<p>Adam Schiff got humor and knows how to play with emotions. He gave a baby penguin a name and vilified Trump and Republicans alike for putting a tariff on George.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zOg5_L6pb60" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/zOg5_L6pb60</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Trump is evil but putting a tariff on George is without consequences.</p><p>Initiating a recession possibly depression out of pure stupidity and maliciousness is: poverty kills.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/penguins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penguins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heardIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McDonaldIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McDonaldIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fincnace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fincnace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdamSchiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdamSchiff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Emotions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emotions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GallowHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GallowHumor</span></a></p>
Queer Like The Slur<p>Since we're all talking about <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> and the cute <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Penguins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Penguins</span></a> and all that... </p><p>- plastics were first found inside sea birds on Heard Island over 20 years ago</p><p>- back in 1991, plastic litter already made up a major component of artifacts found on Heard Island (according to field workers speaking to my class recently, things have gotten worse)</p><p>- plastic was already being found inside seals at Heard Island in 1999</p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279895854_First_evidence_of_ingestion_of_plastic_debris_by_seabirds_at_sub-Antarctic_Heard_Island" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">researchgate.net/publication/2</span><span class="invisible">79895854_First_evidence_of_ingestion_of_plastic_debris_by_seabirds_at_sub-Antarctic_Heard_Island</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environmental-conservation/article/abs/accumulation-of-fishing-debris-plastic-litter-and-other-artefacts-on-heard-and-macquarie-islands-in-the-southern-ocean/A66D02B7E63FE3DFA32781A4892A10D5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cambridge.org/core/journals/en</span><span class="invisible">vironmental-conservation/article/abs/accumulation-of-fishing-debris-plastic-litter-and-other-artefacts-on-heard-and-macquarie-islands-in-the-southern-ocean/A66D02B7E63FE3DFA32781A4892A10D5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://researchdata.edu.au/marine-plastics-heard-macquarie-island/701364" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">researchdata.edu.au/marine-pla</span><span class="invisible">stics-heard-macquarie-island/701364</span></a></p>
Lady Wicket<p>“There have been better attempts at marching, and they have been made by penguins.” <br>Terry Pratchett; Monstrous Regiment<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/McDonaldIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McDonaldIslands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PenguinsRiseUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenguinsRiseUp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TrumpsTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpsTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TradeWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWars</span></a> 🐧</p>
Tony Meredith<p>ICYMI, Bluesky is having fun with tariffs on penguin-only islands.<br><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/heardislandgov.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/heardislandgo</span><span class="invisible">v.bsky.social</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>That's how the volcanic Australian territory of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/McDonaldIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McDonaldIslands</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Antarctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctic</span></a> ended up with a 10% tariff. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/penguins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penguins</span></a> got off lightly, you might say.</p><p>But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Madagascar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Madagascar</span></a> - one of the poorest nations in the world w/GDP per capita of just over $500 - meanwhile faces a 47% tariff on the modest $733M of exports of vanilla, metals &amp; apparel that it did with the US last year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>🧵 11/? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> </p><p>"Heard Island Government<br>‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬<br>We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heardisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heardisland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mcdonaldisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mcdonaldisland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trumptariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumptariff</span></a><br>April 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM"</p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>🧵 10/? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> </p><p>"Heard Island Government<br>‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬<br>The representative from McDonald Island has tried to filibuster our renaming of the island but did not have the same stamina as <br>@booker.senate.gov<br> and stood for only 24 minutes."</p><p>(AI generated photo)</p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>🧵 9/?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> </p><p>"Heard Island Government<br>‪@heardislandgov.bsky.social‬<br>Live from the Ice House Capitol building: “In response to these economic threats and to emphasize our unity, we will be renaming McDonald Island to the Isle of Krill. No longer will gluttonous dictators confuse us for a land of obesity and value menus”."</p>