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[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago

He’s not looking for a deal is correct. This is about market manipulation.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I hope the official response will be harsh. Like China did. China called Donny's bluff until he folded. We EU should do the same. We don't need the US. Many of their products are of poor quality, like their cars(or a major safety hazard). Most of their food is considered toxic according to our food standards. Their booze is disgusting. Their online services are criminally evil.

[–] PTSDwarrior@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

California wine is still good; hell, even the French use California wine to mix with theirs during a bad harvest. I'm on the verge of joining a California separatist party because this crisis will not end, and to cut off California from the rest of the world is cruel. Its cruel what the orange bastard is doing.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

The wine may be good, but why import from another continent when we have France, Italy and Spain who produce loads of really good wine?

I wish you all the best in your fight against tyranny. Maybe go for Californian independence?

[–] nico198x@europe.pub 21 points 5 days ago

EU. Doesn't. Need. America.

Don't be afraid. Claim your freedom

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 48 points 6 days ago (3 children)

They banded together to take advantage of us.

Big brain moment

[–] tartarin@lemm.ee 28 points 6 days ago

Yeah, almost terrorism. They refuse to be my lackeys and lick my boots. They want to have a saying in world economy and enrich themselves and they aren't even American!

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 2 points 5 days ago

"United States of.."

As Donald once said "that makes me smart"

[–] gruentee@szmer.info 19 points 5 days ago

I Hope that european Institutions and companies begin to use EU-tech. Like I don't unterstand why my uni uses Outlook, Office and Teams instead of FOSS

[–] johnlukepeckard@lemm.ee 35 points 6 days ago

Thanks for the daily reminder why I’m switching to EU/FOSS Services, Donald

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 19 points 6 days ago

Not looking for a deal, looking for a grift. The stock markets will drop-- again-- and the rich parasites will gobble up more money. Then yam tits will claim victory while backing off like a little bitch.

I'm not religious but I sure hope that hell exists just so these people go there...

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 40 points 6 days ago

Every single Republican, from voter to Congressman is responsible for this.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Kick the AmeriKans where it hurts. We should stop buying US made weapons and tariff the fuck out of US digital services. It's their last bastion and increase trade with Canada and Mexico.

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (2 children)

All I know is that it's good to have cash for when the orange traitor decides to advance his boss' interests.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Cash? Try gold or something like that. Maybe even just plain water, food and medicine

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Nah, it's a dump and pump. You need cash to buy the dip

[–] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago
[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago

americans have become scum

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

2 weeks later: "Europe would really benefit by trading with the USA"

[–] andybytes@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Well, America's foreign policy for quite some time, depending on which president you want to refer to, was still to weaken Europe, to stop it from getting affordable natural gas from Russia. We are just lying to ourselves not acting like we're being aggressive to one of our allies. This is clearly a soft war against people that I'm pretty sure the public don't want to show aggression towards. So Orange Man Bad Sure, but we've been up to no good for a minute. The Neo-liberal era is over with. The pause button no longer works. We are approaching World War 3, where everybody's fighting everybody. We'll see climate disasters. More and more, our societies will become so corrupt with police officer gangs. And because everything is connected, every institution will mirror this very institution that's causing all of our problems. Top down governance with no room for finesse or ideas. Lowest common denominator thinking as we watch the exponential function ramp up at a particular period and blast right off the fucking charts. To the point where either the smaller curve is not observable or the chart is so big that we can't see the largest sector. FAFO poor breeders

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Crank that upto 90%

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 200 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Good news. Whoever still thought it was still possible to get some slack by kissing Trump's ass are now fully caught up with the reality that he is an unreasonable prick.

Now the real decoupling of economies from the US can begin.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

Whoever still thought it was still possible to get some slack by kissing Trump’s ass

I dunno, Trump's ass is probably really slack.

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 101 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Translation: I made outrageous demands they didn't accept.

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[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 95 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

Every headline like this should make clear that him imposing tariffs by fiat is illegal and unconstitutional.

I hate the fact that the media just reports that he's doing it without ever citing Article 1, Section 8:

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

Every one of these tariff manipulations has been 100% illegal, because the supposed emergencies he's using to excuse them are nonexistent.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 86 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm so good at deals, I've made probably 200 deals, everyone wants to make a deal with me.

A few weeks later

I'm not trying to make a deal with anyone! 😭

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Trump's word is worthless. Watch his actions.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 85 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My presumption is he’s throwing a fit because Greenland signed a mineral rights deal with the EU.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 40 points 6 days ago

Also the eu is sanctioning his bff, so he is retaliating on Putins behalf

[–] mriswith@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Of course he doesn't want a deal, he wants bribes. It's literally a racket.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 26 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Fam, anybody got an old airplane in storage that we can gift him?

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

What about the Concorde? Fastest airliner and triple safe 🤞 it's perfect for tramp.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 13 points 6 days ago

JD could stick his dick in the aircraft's seams while it's supersonic

[–] Zealousideal_Fox_900@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Concorde, with a special modification just for him that gives it a tendancy to fly directly into the atlantic/indian/pacific oceans, or into RFK JR's house.

[–] martin4598@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Concorde with MCAS

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