That’s big.
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
That’s big.
Now do Lutnick, with tariff debt buyouts
October 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Now do Lutnick, with tariff debt buyouts
The America Arts are FUCKED right now. AI propagation, constant layoffs, hiring freezes, projects not being greenlit, conservative censorship, massive tariff hikes, mega-mergers, foreign buyouts, studios relocating overseas and lack of public funding is killing us.
Please support small creators.
Please support small creators.
The most important human story in the entertainment industry right now is the severe downturn in film and TV production in LA and how it's affecting middle-class crew workers. I spoke to dozens of them for this story about the depressed Hollywood economy. www.wsj.com/business/med...
L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie
Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and Los Angeles’s creative middle class is hanging on by a thread.
www.wsj.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The America Arts are FUCKED right now. AI propagation, constant layoffs, hiring freezes, projects not being greenlit, conservative censorship, massive tariff hikes, mega-mergers, foreign buyouts, studios relocating overseas and lack of public funding is killing us.
Please support small creators.
Please support small creators.
The next few years of the American game industry is every major studio collapsing due to buyouts and cost cutting while Jared Kushner is in the president’s ear telling him to tariff foreign games so there’s less competition
September 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The next few years of the American game industry is every major studio collapsing due to buyouts and cost cutting while Jared Kushner is in the president’s ear telling him to tariff foreign games so there’s less competition
an educated guess is that he and his cronies allowed tRump to screw up the trade relations with Xi/China...... 2nd question... where is all the 'tariff' money? how are the farmers going to be supported? pennies on the dollar buyouts of the small farmer? sick
September 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
an educated guess is that he and his cronies allowed tRump to screw up the trade relations with Xi/China...... 2nd question... where is all the 'tariff' money? how are the farmers going to be supported? pennies on the dollar buyouts of the small farmer? sick
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What should be concerning here is how the US lacks leverage to coerce China. Knowing the demands in the tariff buyouts, the US plan seems to squeeze Chinese intermediaries.
The question to ask is whether China will help insulate them from it.
The question to ask is whether China will help insulate them from it.
August 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
What should be concerning here is how the US lacks leverage to coerce China. Knowing the demands in the tariff buyouts, the US plan seems to squeeze Chinese intermediaries.
The question to ask is whether China will help insulate them from it.
The question to ask is whether China will help insulate them from it.
US Exports in Complete Disarray
August 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
US Exports in Complete Disarray
Can we please stop framing the tariff buy outs as establishing an order — this implies a lawful framework.
These tariff buyouts are negotiated under extraordinary executive authority for times of emergency. They are be definition not resetting but exceptional.
These tariff buyouts are negotiated under extraordinary executive authority for times of emergency. They are be definition not resetting but exceptional.
President Donald Trump unleashed a series of tariff deals and demands on allies and adversaries alike on the eve of his Friday deadline aimed at establishing a new global trade order. Read more: https://bloom.bg/40JAKDu
📷: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
📷: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
July 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Can we please stop framing the tariff buy outs as establishing an order — this implies a lawful framework.
These tariff buyouts are negotiated under extraordinary executive authority for times of emergency. They are be definition not resetting but exceptional.
These tariff buyouts are negotiated under extraordinary executive authority for times of emergency. They are be definition not resetting but exceptional.
With news of quarterly reviews to assess the tariff buyouts, I think law becomes tethered to an indefinite emergency with temporary rests.
July 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
With news of quarterly reviews to assess the tariff buyouts, I think law becomes tethered to an indefinite emergency with temporary rests.
I was reminded of how abnormal and ducked up so much of this era is. Things that'd be career enders, things that actively break unenforced laws, things that kill hundreds of thousands of people (E.G. USAID 👿). Black bagging unmarked vans, blatant crypto buyouts, bribes & extralegal tariff bribes
June 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I was reminded of how abnormal and ducked up so much of this era is. Things that'd be career enders, things that actively break unenforced laws, things that kill hundreds of thousands of people (E.G. USAID 👿). Black bagging unmarked vans, blatant crypto buyouts, bribes & extralegal tariff bribes
🏳️this is a cry for help🏳️
i’ve been debating putting this up and sharing this piece because I don’t want all of my work to be political based.
but artists everywhere are starting to loose their voices, and I refuse to be quiet 🗣️
we refuse to stay silent in purgatory
i’ve been debating putting this up and sharing this piece because I don’t want all of my work to be political based.
but artists everywhere are starting to loose their voices, and I refuse to be quiet 🗣️
we refuse to stay silent in purgatory
May 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🏳️this is a cry for help🏳️
i’ve been debating putting this up and sharing this piece because I don’t want all of my work to be political based.
but artists everywhere are starting to loose their voices, and I refuse to be quiet 🗣️
we refuse to stay silent in purgatory
i’ve been debating putting this up and sharing this piece because I don’t want all of my work to be political based.
but artists everywhere are starting to loose their voices, and I refuse to be quiet 🗣️
we refuse to stay silent in purgatory
Dictator Donald touts low unemployment as proof of economic strength while gutting federal jobs and hiding the carnage. Analysts warn the real numbers are buried under buyouts and furloughs; the regime fabricates resilience while America bleeds beneath tariff-fueled delusion.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Dictator Donald touts low unemployment as proof of economic strength while gutting federal jobs and hiding the carnage. Analysts warn the real numbers are buried under buyouts and furloughs; the regime fabricates resilience while America bleeds beneath tariff-fueled delusion.
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A weak Canadian dollar and tariff challenges for Canadian businesses that export to the US could spur private equity-led buyouts of Canadian firms, warns Matthew Mendelsohn of @scpartners.bsky.social, a nonprofit focused on the creation of employee ownership trusts.
impactalpha.com/hands-off-in...
impactalpha.com/hands-off-in...
Hands Off: Investing in employee ownership can ensure Canadian businesses stay Canadian
Many Canadian entrepreneurs have been thinking about retiring and are looking to sell to secure a comfortable retirement.
impactalpha.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A weak Canadian dollar and tariff challenges for Canadian businesses that export to the US could spur private equity-led buyouts of Canadian firms, warns Matthew Mendelsohn of @scpartners.bsky.social, a nonprofit focused on the creation of employee ownership trusts.
impactalpha.com/hands-off-in...
impactalpha.com/hands-off-in...
Tbf, I thought the buyouts might happen first, then the tariff exemptions, but it ends up in the same place.
April 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Tbf, I thought the buyouts might happen first, then the tariff exemptions, but it ends up in the same place.
Buyouts are back. Musk’s government purge set the tone—now Trump’s tariffs might wreck the exit plan.
Wave two begins: agencies push buyouts, echoing Musk’s Efficiency Dept. Trump’s tariffs could collapse the whole operation.
www.yahoo.com/news/tariff-...
Wave two begins: agencies push buyouts, echoing Musk’s Efficiency Dept. Trump’s tariffs could collapse the whole operation.
www.yahoo.com/news/tariff-...
Tariff turmoil could undercut Trump's buyout offers to federal workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A host of U.S. federal agencies have unveiled fresh buyout offers to slash their workforce, renewing a voluntary program that preceded the first wave of mass firings led by Elon ...
www.yahoo.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Buyouts are back. Musk’s government purge set the tone—now Trump’s tariffs might wreck the exit plan.
Wave two begins: agencies push buyouts, echoing Musk’s Efficiency Dept. Trump’s tariffs could collapse the whole operation.
www.yahoo.com/news/tariff-...
Wave two begins: agencies push buyouts, echoing Musk’s Efficiency Dept. Trump’s tariffs could collapse the whole operation.
www.yahoo.com/news/tariff-...
Mark Cuban is way dumber than anyone gives him credit for
![Screenshot of Mark Cuban “skeet” on BlueSky. Mark has reskeeted a post by user chelsea lawrence that reads, “Will be interesting to see how the Republican Party tariffs affect Amazon” followed by a chart entitled “Chinese seller revenue share on Amazon by category.” The chart is a bar graph showing that “Arts, Crafts, and Sewing” is the biggest category for Chinese sellers by share, representing a 60% share of the category’s $6.6B annual revenue. The next 2 categories are “Cell Phones and Accessories,” a 60% share of $8.3B in revenue, and “Clothing, Shoes, and Jewelry,” a 50% share of $58B in annual revenue. The chart continues with other categories. [The subtext of Chelsea’s post is that tariffs on China are going to reduce Amazon sales revenue.]
Mark Cuban’s text on his reskeet of Chelsea’s post reads: “If these tariffs stick, it's going to be ugly for Amazon, but incredible for all the American sellers.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dhnep55vuvoubzdxciziqjr2/bafkreidmzcvicolccjeuqvo6l56vgr2f3xntibn4omm44zehshznuowuti@jpeg)
April 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Mark Cuban is way dumber than anyone gives him credit for
Mark Cuban thought shaking Ukraine down for mineral rights while it was being invaded was a great idea, and here he is getting excited about extorting foreign countries for cash via tariff buyouts.
Never let this Billionaire near the Presidency.
Never let this Billionaire near the Presidency.
1 more #econsky. What about #tariff-buyouts to foreign countries. Let them buy down their tariff rate with a one time payment = to their tariff receipts from USA goods ?
That goes right to deficit and debt reduction. Just spit balling along for feedback. Good or bad
That goes right to deficit and debt reduction. Just spit balling along for feedback. Good or bad
April 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Mark Cuban thought shaking Ukraine down for mineral rights while it was being invaded was a great idea, and here he is getting excited about extorting foreign countries for cash via tariff buyouts.
Never let this Billionaire near the Presidency.
Never let this Billionaire near the Presidency.
How about this instead?
No to extortion. Countries will counter with "tariff-buyouts".
Yes to taxing the rich.
Two biggest reasons for national debt are these outrageous and unfair tax cuts for the super-rich.
No to extortion. Countries will counter with "tariff-buyouts".
Yes to taxing the rich.
Two biggest reasons for national debt are these outrageous and unfair tax cuts for the super-rich.
April 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
How about this instead?
No to extortion. Countries will counter with "tariff-buyouts".
Yes to taxing the rich.
Two biggest reasons for national debt are these outrageous and unfair tax cuts for the super-rich.
No to extortion. Countries will counter with "tariff-buyouts".
Yes to taxing the rich.
Two biggest reasons for national debt are these outrageous and unfair tax cuts for the super-rich.
Tariff-buyouts to foreign countries? So you’re saying we should pay off a mob-boss president for protection against his own tariff racket? Just spitballing here, but this feels like rewarding outright corruption!
April 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Tariff-buyouts to foreign countries? So you’re saying we should pay off a mob-boss president for protection against his own tariff racket? Just spitballing here, but this feels like rewarding outright corruption!
A trade deficit isn't a loan needing to be paid back. It only means America buys more than it sells. It's not Vietnam's problem that their 100 million people don't buy the same value of goods that America's 340 million buy from Vietnam.
Some would say it's not a problem at all.
No #tariff-buyouts
Some would say it's not a problem at all.
No #tariff-buyouts
1 more #econsky. What about #tariff-buyouts to foreign countries. Let them buy down their tariff rate with a one time payment = to their tariff receipts from USA goods ?
That goes right to deficit and debt reduction. Just spit balling along for feedback. Good or bad
That goes right to deficit and debt reduction. Just spit balling along for feedback. Good or bad
April 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A trade deficit isn't a loan needing to be paid back. It only means America buys more than it sells. It's not Vietnam's problem that their 100 million people don't buy the same value of goods that America's 340 million buy from Vietnam.
Some would say it's not a problem at all.
No #tariff-buyouts
Some would say it's not a problem at all.
No #tariff-buyouts
Tariff buyouts Caligula will pocket you mean.
April 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Tariff buyouts Caligula will pocket you mean.
Bad, Mark. "Tariff Buyouts" in Trump's world would very likely end up being "payola" to Trump and his cronies. How about NO tariffs for regular business. Free trade.
April 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Bad, Mark. "Tariff Buyouts" in Trump's world would very likely end up being "payola" to Trump and his cronies. How about NO tariffs for regular business. Free trade.