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Topazchen

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Africablack said:
This means the US won and won in spectacular form. The Soviet system just couldn't hold up and wasn't meant to coexist with capitalism.
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It's like two boxers fighting . Your opponent collapses in the 3rd round not because you are a better boxer but because he had an underlying heart condition .

You go around flexing how you are the greatest boxer ever .
 
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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1916920864521519363

So some Indian born guy is now a congressman and is introducing articles of impeachment against Trump. As you can expect the reaction wasn't good.

Now I don't really like Trump coz his stupid tariffs made me lose money. I still think it's pretty messed up some guy from India can come to America and impeach a native born president elected by native born people. Like the guy has some the audacity to do this despite making a bill earlier to counter "hinduphobia" and support long H1B visas that favour India. He's also getting exposed to being involved in financial scams.

I also find it unfair he can so openly do this. Meanwhile if some Chinese congressman tried doing the same, he would literally get lynched for aiding the enemy China. Full treason charges right there. That's why I have no sympathy for america falling like this. They brought this on themselves. Capitalist america supports these so complaining is for commies.

I thought Vivek was bad. At least he was born and raised in the US and can speak with a proper American accent.
 
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Africablack

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Topazchen said:
It's like two boxers fighting . Your opponent collapses in the 3rd round not because you are a better boxer but because he had an underlying heart condition .

You go around flexing how you are the greatest boxer ever .
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Chief, the Soviet Union collapsed under the weight of its own foolishness. The simple truth of the matter is that the Soviet system wasn't supposed to coexist with capitalism, it was supposed to be a continuous and expansionary undertaking, the minute Stalin died and the Soviet leaders decided on detente with the west, it was the end of the Soviet Union.
 
FriedButter

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Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers​

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MAGA is angry because they told the reality. If retail stores add a tariff section on the receipts. Then Republicans are going to have to do a crazy scramble before the midterms.

White House blasts ‘hostile’ Amazon over tariff cost report; company downplays change​

The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon for reportedly planning to display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs next to the total price of products on its site.

“This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” Leavitt asked.

She added, “This is another reason why Americans should buy American.”

Shares of the online retail giant founded by Jeff Bezos dropped more than 2% in premarket trading immediately following the remarks.

An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC later Tuesday morning that the company was only ever considering listing tariff charges on some products for Amazon Haul, its budget-focused shopping section.

“The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered listing import charges on certain products,” the spokesperson said. “This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties.”

The Trump administration’s aggressive swipe came in response to Punchbowl News’ report earlier Tuesday that Amazon will soon show consumers how much of an item’s cost comes from tariffs.

The amount added as a result of tariffs will be displayed right next to each product’s total listed price, a person familiar with the plan told the news outlet.

A reporter in Tuesday’s press briefing asked Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent if they agreed that Amazon’s move is a “crystal-clear demonstration that it’s the American consumer, and not China, who is going to have to pay for these policies.”

Leavitt opted to respond because, she said, she “just got off the phone with the president about Amazon’s announcement.”

Leavitt also said the company’s decision was “not a surprise,” saying Reuters “recently” wrote that Amazon has “partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm.”

She held up a print-out of a Reuters report from December 2021 that Amazon complied with an edict from Beijing’s government that it remove customer reviews and ratings from a book of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speeches and writings.

Amazon is not the first retailer to put a spotlight on how new tariffs are changing its prices.

China-based fast fashion giants Shein and Temu have both added massive surcharges in recent days. Temu now includes a line on its checkout tally showing an “import charge” that adds around 145% for each item.

Leavitt’s response could signal an emerging rift between Trump and Bezos, who has joined other billionaires and tech leaders in cozying up to the Republican president since he won the 2024 election.

After frequently catching Trump’s ire in years past, Bezos in December expressed optimism about the Republican’s second term, saying he believes Trump has grown calmer and more confident.

The same month, Amazon donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund. Bezos later attended Trump’s inauguration.

Bezos drew further accusations of seeking to court Trump when he forced the Washington Post, which he owns, to restrict its opinion section to publishing only pieces in defense of “personal liberties and free markets.”

But Amazon’s business has come under strain in the face of Trump’s sweeping tariffs plans — especially his 145% duty on China, where up to 70% of Amazon goods are sourced, according to Wedbush Securities.

As Amazon merchants have started hiking prices on a wide array of goods in response to the tariffs, the company has started emailing the sellers to gauge the impact of Trump’s agenda.

Leavitt, after delivering her statement on Amazon, was asked if Bezos is “still a Trump supporter.”

“Look, I will not speak to the president’s relationships with Jeff Bezos, but I will tell you that this is certainly a hostile and political action by Amazon,” she said.
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FriedButter

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Tariff Wars: Bezos Strikes Back.
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Bezos offensive was a miserable failure. It would appear his forces got nuked from orbit.

Amazon says displaying tariff cost ‘not going to happen’ after White House blowback​

Amazon said Tuesday it considered displaying import charges on items sold via its site for ultra-discount items, but that the plan “was never approved and not going to happen.”

Punchbowl News reported earlier on Tuesday that Amazon would “soon” begin displaying the cost of tariffs alongside the price of each product, citing a source familiar with the company’s plans.

The report drew the ire of the White House, which called Amazon’s reported plans a “hostile and political act.”

“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt asked.

Amazon and other retailers are digesting the impact of Trump’s new tariffs. Earlier this month, the company began reaching out to its vast network of third-party sellers to gauge how the tariffs are impacting their logistics, product sourcing and operations. Some sellers have already raised prices and cut back on advertising spend as they confront higher import costs.

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