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Trump and Maga don’t seem to understand the concept of soft power. They see money flowing out but nothing flowing in, and are incapable of thinking through second order effects.

This tweet of his does not inspire confidence

https://x.com/Quaker_Opes/status/1886596488505053618

It's not that surprising, all of that content is aimed at destabilizing the US.

In the eyes of China, Trump's piddly little tariffs are a small price to pay for the damage he'll inflict on the US over the next 4 years.

I see your X post and raise you this one

https://x.com/Quaker_Opes/status/1886596488505053618

I invite you to think through the implications.

> The plastic concentrations in the organs were not influenced by the age of the person at death

There was a study in zebrafish that found that when they were removed from an environment high in microplastics, the levels of microplastics in their tissues decreased. It appears that microplastics don't monotonically accumulate in the body.

Even if some kind of deal is reached tomorrow and tariffs are avoided, the damage to our relationship with Mexico and Canada has been done.

The tariffs take effect Tuesday, so there’s still a possibility that Trump backs off.

His dedicated followers will, but a lot of low information voters voted for Trump primarily because prices ballooned after covid, and the first tangible effect they’re going to feel from his presidency is a rapid increase in prices.

The upside is, maybe when grocery and gas prices double it will shake some people out of their MAGA trance.

Yeah, headlines like these need to be retired. We are an authoritarian state now, too.

There’s no going back to normal after this. Even if Trump called off the tariffs right now, the damage to international relations has already been done.