A quick look at some of the things not Making America Great Again today:
"Improper ideology"
US President Donald
Trump signed an executive order Thursday to remove "improper ideology"
from the famed Smithsonian Museums -- and the National Zoo -- expanding
his conservative clampdown on cultural institutions.
Trump,
who has sought to root out what he called "woke" culture since
returning to power in January, accused the Smithsonian of trying to
rewrite American history on issues of race and gender.
His
order puts hardline Vice President JD Vance in charge of efforts to
carry out the order at the Smithsonian's museums, educations and
research centers.
Trump said this should include a drive to "remove improper ideology from such properties."
The
Smithsonian operates 21 internationally renowned museums and galleries,
mainly in and around Washington, dedicated to art, science, space and
American history.
They
include the National Zoo in the US capital, which recently welcomed two
giant pandas from China, debuting them to the public just days after
Trump's inauguration for a second term.
The
presidential order -- titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American
History" -- targeted a number of examples of what it also called
"corrosive ideology."...
In the gaslighting, up- is- down world Americans now live in, "corrosive ideology" is now something other than the fascistic, white nationalist, lawless brutishness of Trump and his un-American "ideology."
Trump's Canadian tariffs
Thomas Bard expected a
big boost this year, when stores in Saskatchewan and Ontario planned to
start selling his distillery’s bourbon. Instead, Canadian provinces
yanked U.S. alcohol from their shelves - pitching Bard’s small Kentucky
company into the center of a nascent trade war.
“It’s
a huge deal when you get a new customer base,” Bard said. “So for this
to be, just be taken away from us. … That’s an absolute punch to the
gut.”
Alcoholic drinks have
become the subject of dueling tariff threats between the United States
and its neighbors. But some craft liquor distillers such as Bard say
they are particularly hard-hit because they see other countries as
better targets for growth than parts of the highly regulated and crowded
U.S. market.
“It’s
easier to get into Canada than it is to get into some other states
here,” said Bard, whose distillery has been selling its whiskey in
Alberta and British Columbia for two years.
Canada
enacted a 25 percent tariff on U.S. products including spirits and beer
in early March in retaliation for levies imposed on Canadian goods by
President Donald Trump. The European Union recently threatened to place a
50 percent tax on U.S. whiskey, although it delayed those duties for
several weeks. Trump said the United States would in turn tax E.U.
alcohol at 200 percent.
Big
brands can weather those financial ramifications - and may even benefit
if some competitors are pushed out of the U.S. market, experts say. But
smaller players often lack the resources or infrastructure to navigate
the U.S. regulatory landscape. [snip]
Alastair Brogan’s craft-whiskey distillery in Colorado typically gets 5
percent of its revenue from Canadian sales. Brogan no longer expects
that this year, but he considers the bigger hit to be the loss of
goodwill toward American whiskey and the brand he built.
“All the energy, resources that American distilleries have put into being in Canada has just been wiped out.” he said.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Here's what Canadian PM Mark Carney says about what the moron madman Malignant Fascist has wrought:
Canadian Prime Minister
Mark Carney said that Canada's old relationship with the United States,
"based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and
military cooperation, is over".
Speaking
to reporters in Ottawa after a cabinet meeting, Carney said Canadians
must "fundamentally reimagine our economy" in the face of US President
Donald Trump's tariffs.
He said Canada would respond with retaliatory tariffs that will have "maximum impact" on the US. [snip]
Carney, the Liberal
Party leader, called the original Canada-US Automotive Products
Agreement signed in 1965 the most important deal in his lifetime.
"That's finished with these tariffs," he said in French...
Somewhere in the Kremlin, Putin is laughing.
Trump imported auto tariffs
Auto tariffs announced
by President Donald Trump will likely raise car prices by thousands of
dollars days after the policy takes effect, while hiking costs for
repairs and insurance, some experts told ABC News.
Within
hours of the policy rollout, Ferrari said it will raise prices by as
much as 10% for some models to compensate for the tariffs.
The
25% tariffs, set to take effect next week, will apply to imported
passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, minivans, cargo vans and light
trucks, according to a White House statement released after Trump's Oval Office remarks on Wednesday.
The tariffs will also apply to key imported auto parts, including engines, powertrain parts and electrical components.
"I
have talked to consumers who say, 'Well, I'm not buying a car, so it
doesn't really matter.' Well, think again," Jessica Caldwell, head of
insights at Edmunds, told ABC News. "This is really all encompassing." [snip]
Last year, U.S. shoppers bought approximately 16 million cars, SUVs, and
light trucks, half of which were imported, the White House said.
The other half of the
auto sector – made up of U.S.-made cars – will also undergo significant
price hikes since manufacturers will face higher costs for imported
parts and face an uptick in demand as buyers seek out domestic
alternatives, experts said.
"The
question is: What will happen to all the cars made here in the U.S?"
Christopher Conlon, a professor of economics at New York University who
studies trade, told ABC News...
In his childish misunderstanding of the interconnectedness of the world economy as it exists in the 21st Century, the blundering buffoon Americans elected President is sabotaging the prosperity of people in America and all over the world. If you haven't felt the effects yet, give it a little time. Permit us some schadenfreude if it hits MAGAts a little harder.
