The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now - WIRED https://apple.news/AzlG6pFotSiGnD3qWKwqf_Q “The US is barreling toward a recession for no good reason, and dragging the world—and a few thousand penguins on remote Antarctic islands—down with it.” #StableGenius
“This is the takeaway of the manifold #tariffs announced by President Donald #Trump on Wednesday afternoon. In addition to the #penguin-occupied Heard and McDonald Islands, the tariffs target the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose sole occupants live on a joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia island. Yes, the United States is levying reciprocal tariffs against its own troops.”
“It’s an interesting tactic, to start a bar brawl and ask everyone not to punch back in case someone gets hurt. It’s not working. China has already vowed to retaliate; the EU suggested that it could as well. (New Zealand is officially chill.)”
Editors note: NZ does have a lot of penguins.
@auscandoc
NZ party in power seem a lower-charisma, not above average intelligence, version of Florida's - they probably admire Trump and may even feel they're advancing a worthy cause by acting like doormats.
@skua Yes… there is that.
NZ showed the world how to do it with Jacinda Ardern.. and then turned their backs.