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ironsollist.bsky.social
@ironsollist.bsky.social
Proud one nation conservative 🌳 and principled internationalist 🌐
So much for lowering prices
Trump often cites President McKinley as an inspiration for his personal affinity for tariffs.

But it's worth noting some of McKinley’s final words on tariffs in a 1901 speech: “Isolation is no longer possible or desirable...Commercial trade wars are unprofitable."

taxfoundation.org/blog/trump-m...
Trump’s Tariff Proposals Would Raise Tariff Rates to Great Depression-Era Levels
Using tariff policy to reallocate investment and jobs is a costly mistake—that’s a history lesson we should not forget.
taxfoundation.org
January 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
January 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.
January 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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For a guy that supposedly knew nothing about Project 2025, he sure is putting a metric shit ton of them in his administration.
November 18, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Oh great, another Biden-Harris accomplishment Trump will take credit for.

thehill.com/policy/defen....
Veterans homelessness drops to record low
Veterans homelessness rates have dropped to a record low since detailed counting began in 2009, the Biden administration announced Monday for Veterans Day. In January of this year, officials counte…
thehill.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:36 AM