We're now in a world trade war and the USA is the bad guy.
So here’s the proposal:
Through a UN resolution, the rules-based world launches a coordinated, economic strike against the USA with all countries simultaneously putting 100% tariffs on the USA while lifting all tariffs between participating countries, until the USA backs off and returns to the WTO process.
Nonsense?
Possible?
I don't know how any of this works frankly. But I don’t think anyone does.
East Asian economies are scrambling for solutions as new U.S. tariffs are being implemented, roiling markets globally and potentially threatening growth and stability in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/07/markets/tariff-asia-reactions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #thailand #china #us #usjapanrelations #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #japaneseeconomy #globaleconomy #tradewar
Japan is signaling a measured approach to dealing with tough new U.S. tariffs, while a number of other countries are opting to fight back hard as they work to counter similar duties on their own goods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/07/economy/tariffs-political-reax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #japaneseeconomy #globaleconomy #shigeruishiba #tradewar
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under pressure to take a stronger stance against the United States after it announced 24% tariffs on Japanese exports to the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/politics/ishiba-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #yoshihikonoda #kazuyashimba #seijimaehara #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #us #tradewar
#PeterNavarro parrots "manufacturing is a national security issue."
No it's not. Stop apologizing for #Trickledown economics.
#Trump and his ilk continue to push the false narrative that US manufacturing is suddenly a national security emergency.
#Republicans will declare martial law if their #tradewar fails.
“30% of U.S. families could go bankrupt”
#trumpTariffs #TheAmericanFascist #tradewar #economy
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/04/04/trump-supporters-will-bear-the-brunt-of-tariffs-ceo.html?
@rberger the USA made the rules to benefit themselves now they want the rest of the world to pay for their profligacy. That’s a bridge too far.
Japan's Nikkei share index plunged further on Monday, as U.S. futures pointed to additional losses on Wall Street over President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/07/markets/nikkei-trump-tariffs-markets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #stocks #nikkei #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #tradewar #shigeruishiba
#trump #stockmarket #nikkei #tradewar #tariffs #economy How do you say “ Fuck Trump “ in Japanese ?
“Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index plunged more than 8% on Monday, deepening a global stocks rout triggered by US President Donald Trump’s trade war.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/business/japan-nikkei-plunges-hnk-intl?cid=ios_app
In the next few weeks, I’m expecting to see clever and creative ways that countries use to retaliate against US tariffs without going head-to-head.
The hubris and thoughtlessness in this administration suggests to me that they did *not* think two moves ahead; I think they will be surprised at some of the legal jiu-jitsu maneuvers we’ll see shortly.
I’m fully expecting to say “Oh wow, I never would have thought of that!” many times in the following days. 
The Economist has a video on Tik Tok explaining how STUPID the Trump #tariffs are.
#economy #tradewar #theeconomist
https://www.tiktok.com/@theeconomist/video/7489569159743851798
Trump advisers say 50-plus countries have reached out for tariff talks with White House
Trump, who spent the weekend playing golf, posted online, ‘WE WILL WIN. HANG TOUGH, it won’t be easy.’
If grabbing people off the streets and sending them to a gulag IN ANOTHER COUNTRY without due process was okay with you, but starting a trade war with the world is a bridge too far, maybe the problem was you all along. #RestoreHumanRights #TradeWar #tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump’s top economic officials dismissed investors’ fears of inflation and recession, offering no apologies for the market turmoil sparked by tariffs and insisting a boom is on the horizon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/07/economy/trump-tariffs-defiant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #donaldtrump #us #trade #tradewar #tariffs #globaleconomy #stocks
"Trump’s trade war on reality." The winner of the Iraq War was Iran. This article explains why the winner of Trump's #TradeWar will be China:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/03/trump-tariff-fantasy-nostalgia/
#extremism #PutinsPuppet #politics
E.U. prepares to punish Elon Musk for disinformation. The billionaire’s X platform will be ordered to pay a breathtaking $1 billion.
https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13627
#musk #trump #eu #dsa #disinformation #propaganda #tradewar #tariffs
Harry Burton @HBtoons on Donald Trump’s economic prowess #tariffs #TradeWar #TradePolicy #tariffs #Trump #stockmarketscrash @irishexaminer - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Despite proclaiming it “liberation day,” the Trump administration’s tariffs are hurting the U.S. economy, increasing inflation, and leaving America isolated on the global stage. President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally launch a global trade war could be one of the worst economic statecraft blunders in American history. The administration has imposed tariffs to an extent that would have been unimaginable a short time ago. The rest of the world is now subject to tariffs ranging from 10% to 50% , in many cases on top of existing tariffs already in place. This was all done with little preference given to countries that are allies or whose exports are critical to support the U.S. economy. Trump’s trade war will cost American families dearly by raising consumer prices. It has already reduced their savings in the stock market. And, it is bound to fail at one thing Trump promised to do: bring back jobs.
Source: Center for American Progress https://search.app/Qkue6GFN1RgjV2Gf7 #economy #tariffs #TradeWar #TrumpTariffs
“So here we are. China has responded to Trump’s tariffs by cutting off U.S. supply of some of the most essential ingredients of the modern world. The U.S., meanwhile, is standing in the cold, holding a clipboard and wondering where the magnets went.”
“You want high-efficiency motors in your EVs and offshore wind turbines? You want night-vision goggles, sonar systems, or magnetostrictive actuators? You’re going to need terbium. Like dysprosium, terbium comes almost exclusively from Chinese soil, processed in Chinese facilities, and licensed by Chinese bureaucrats with a nuanced appreciation for geopolitical leverage. There’s no viable substitute … “
