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GoCubsGo

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30. As Hal Sparks pointed out a few days ago on BlueSky:

Reply to Trust_Reality (Reply #29)

Mon Feb 3, 2025, 07:05 PM

Feb 2025

Trump announces Tariffs

Stock market tanks

Trump’s friends buy the dip

Trump reverses course

This is the strategy

No doubt, many of his other manufactured crises were created for the same purpose, along with distracting us from his other crimes. Like the one where he is letting Eloon steal the nation's computer databases, along with everyone's personal information.

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Well Canada's tariffs have been moved back for 30 days just like Mexico. [View all] a kennedy Feb 2025 OP

Any details would be appreciated! senseandsensibility Feb 2025 #1

Markets tanking freaked Trump out Joe Cool Feb 2025 #2

Or JPK Feb 2025 #5

Go Ontario!!! Meowmee Feb 2025 #25

Trudeau Elmotime Feb 2025 #3

OMG! LeftInTX Feb 2025 #16

That was already in the works. Kingofalldems Feb 2025 #17

Really? I did not know Canada was so gung-ho about this stuff... LeftInTX Feb 2025 #21

He's found out that he ain't king, but he'll keep trying. Silent Type Feb 2025 #4

Fucker backed down again malaise Feb 2025 #6

Fuck DICtators Mump Cha Feb 2025 #7

So felon was trumped again snowybirdie Feb 2025 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 2025 #9

So what is he going to cut newdeal2 Feb 2025 #10

How many times can the bastard cry wolf? Klarkashton Feb 2025 #11

"Ha ha. Suckers and losers. Ha ha." - Felon 47 (R) BoRaGard Feb 2025 #12

Dump is the orange boy CountAllVotes Feb 2025 #13

Didn't someone is the "administration" a few days ago say Disaffected Feb 2025 #14

It was, they said March 1, then quickly said No No No it is actually feb 1 obamanut2012 Feb 2025 #18

More performance art. GoCubsGo Feb 2025 #15

He is doing a fine job of manipulating the stock markets. Trust_Reality Feb 2025 #29

As Hal Sparks pointed out a few days ago on BlueSky: GoCubsGo Feb 2025 #30

Prediction: you will never hear about either of these tariffs again Prairie Gates Feb 2025 #19

Trump, creator of chaos sakabatou Feb 2025 #20

And grief. Disaffected Feb 2025 #23

Two weeks dweller Feb 2025 #22

Look at it this way. Just another problem CREATED by RUMP, so bluestarone Feb 2025 #24

reality TV - with nukes Blues Heron Feb 2025 #26

Don't you wonder about the psychologists, PuraVidaDreamin Feb 2025 #27

Every month it will be delayed 30 days. Welcome to the new normal Buckeyeblue Feb 2025 #28

My advice to Canada is to keep all the US liquor taken off the shelves in storage! Meowmee Feb 2025 #31

The date was always EndlessWire Feb 2025 #32