Courtney Thomas
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Higher vehicle prices will likely lead to lower sales, and the prospect of a recession—heightened by the stock market turmoil after the “Liberation Day”—could make companies wary of spending billions in response to tariffs that might not exist in a month.
Here’s What Trump’s Tariffs Could Do to the U.S. Auto Industry
The president claims the measures will help autoworkers. But experts say that’s far from certain—and that they could tank the industry instead.
newrepublic.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Higher vehicle prices will likely lead to lower sales, and the prospect of a recession—heightened by the stock market turmoil after the “Liberation Day”—could make companies wary of spending billions in response to tariffs that might not exist in a month.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed celebrity doctor and heart surgeon Mehmet Oz on Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The vote was 53-45.
April 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The U.S. Senate confirmed celebrity doctor and heart surgeon Mehmet Oz on Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The vote was 53-45.
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Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada's Conservative Party:
“I don't consider the Americans to be a reliable trade partner right now. Their president has chosen to betray America's best friend and closest ally.”🇺🇸🇨🇦
“I don't consider the Americans to be a reliable trade partner right now. Their president has chosen to betray America's best friend and closest ally.”🇺🇸🇨🇦
April 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada's Conservative Party:
“I don't consider the Americans to be a reliable trade partner right now. Their president has chosen to betray America's best friend and closest ally.”🇺🇸🇨🇦
“I don't consider the Americans to be a reliable trade partner right now. Their president has chosen to betray America's best friend and closest ally.”🇺🇸🇨🇦
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Fiji Water is produced, imported, marketed and sold by an American company.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_Wa...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_Wa...
April 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Fiji Water is produced, imported, marketed and sold by an American company.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_Wa...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_Wa...
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Among the many other stupid things about today is that Trump's reported deal to save TikTok appears to let it keep running exactly as is without addressing the reasons Congress banned it in the first place www.platformer.news/trump-tariff...
April 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Among the many other stupid things about today is that Trump's reported deal to save TikTok appears to let it keep running exactly as is without addressing the reasons Congress banned it in the first place www.platformer.news/trump-tariff...
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Yes exactly.
NEW: There's no reason to act like Trump is pursuing a trade policy or an industrial revitalization strategy.
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions
Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
prospect.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yes exactly.
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April 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Here are some nice mushrooms
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
U.S.D.A. Freezes Funding for Maine Amid Battle Over Transgender Athletes
The administration concluded last month that Maine had violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on girls’ or women’s teams.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...