dggleason.bsky.social

dggleason.bsky.social

@dggleason.bsky.social

Bills fan for life (a long one). A traditional Republican, not a Trumplican. Never will be.

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Carl Quintanilla
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

MANKIW: "Trump doesn’t seem to understand basic international economics. A lot of the arguments he makes, Adam Smith was refuting two and a half centuries ago .. I have not seen a more wrongheaded policy come out of a White House in decades.” @jeffstein.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social

washingtonpost.comTrump aides draft tariff plans as some experts warn of economic damageWhite House aides have drafted a proposal to impose tariffs of around 20 percent on most imports to the United States, people familiar with the matter said.
dggleason.bsky.social
@dggleason.bsky.social

After watching Peter Navarro’s interview on @cnbc.com this morning it struck me that if the Big 3 were to retool an idle plant it would be easiest to retool to EVs. Given the number of times just 1 piston moves between the US, Canada, and Mexico for an ICE machine vs how simple an

dggleason.bsky.social
@dggleason.bsky.social

I see a new world where the economies of Canada and Europe unite as stronger trading partners. I also expect Canada to reach out to Japan and Australia to their west. I see Mexico looking south. And I see both of them looking to China if necessary. The US economy will spiral down

dggleason.bsky.social
@dggleason.bsky.social

As its people can no longer afford the basics given the tariff taxes they need to pay after generations of paying less for things because we had very low tariffs and a graduated tax system. In the meantime, the people’s pay will not increase to keep up.

dggleason.bsky.social
@dggleason.bsky.social

I listened to Treasury Secretary Bessent’s interview on @cnbc.com and was wondering if he and Trump have figured out that America has low tariffs because our economy is set up for the low prices its people want and who’s pay is based upon. Are they going to raise our pay to meet the higher costs?

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God
@thegodshow.com

Yesterday they renamed it the Gulf of America. Today it's snowing on the Gulf Coast. I'm not saying I did it... but I'm also not saying I didn't.

dggleason.bsky.social
@dggleason.bsky.social

Ok,so I’m no expert on tariffs, but if Trump opens up Alaska to oil drilling doesn’t the oil need to travel through Canada if a pipeline (vs ships) is used, and couldn’t Canada put a tariff on it? How about the existing flow through the pipelines?

dggleason.bsky.social
@dggleason.bsky.social

On that other social app with a single letter I could tell it which account I wanted to see all posts, go to that section, and quickly see their posts. Can we get something like that here, please? It was a lot easier than doom scrolling looking for people/companies.

dggleason.bsky.social
@dggleason.bsky.social

He should have done this over a year ago.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

President Joe Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to one U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter, reports The Associated Press.

apnews.comAP sources: Biden for the first time OKs Ukraine's use of US-supplied long-range missiles in RussiaPresident Joe Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia.

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