Mexico production has shot up since the original China tariffs. There's even a Tesla plant there (or it's being built at least): wonder how President Elon is gonna take that..

penningtron wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:49 am Mexico production has shot up since the original China tariffs. There's even a Tesla plant there (or it's being built at least): wonder how President Elon is gonna take that..

That's been yet another of the many weird things (I know, I know, wiser FMs keep trying to teach me not to bother with the logical inconsistencies of these ghouls' doctrine); Trump just keeps trashing the electric car and trying to stop its rise. Like, "Dude.... Elon's right over there. I think he can hear you through the ketamine."

penningtron wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:49 am Mexico production has shot up since the original China tariffs. There's even a Tesla plant there (or it's being built at least): wonder how President Elon is gonna take that..

I think he's made a ton of money since and he's apparently worth close to a trillion dollars now. As Mark Cuban said recently, that it doesn't matter because he's got absolute power through Trump. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

losthighway wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:09 am

penningtron wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:49 am Mexico production has shot up since the original China tariffs. There's even a Tesla plant there (or it's being built at least): wonder how President Elon is gonna take that..

That's been yet another of the many weird things (I know, I know, wiser FMs keep trying to teach me not to bother with the logical inconsistencies of these ghouls' doctrine); Trump just keeps trashing the electric car and trying to stop its rise. Like, "Dude.... Elon's right over there. I think he can hear you through the ketamine."

Every fascist and fascist collaborator thinks he or she is an exception.

Everyone should start referring to Elon as “President Musk.” If enough people do that, he’ll turn into Trump’s biggest enemy.

Wood Goblin wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:53 amEvery fascist and fascist collaborator thinks he or she is an exception.

Yeah, and the Venn Diagram overlap between the fascists is wide enough that the glaring contradictions don't even matter.

Vance (dude with brown immigrant wife) gets to be on TV right now putting a polished spin on the 'diversity causes plane crashes' horseshit, while team President Musk seemingly overtook federal payment systems this weekend, which is probably how they'll actually kill DEI.

Trump had a helicopter fly him two blocks during his "victory" over COVID. Why would he give a shit about electric cars?

Dovira wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 2:58 am

ChudFusk wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 2:01 am Funny thing is I don't see Israel mentioned...

Military aid is not affected, which I assume is the only significant type that Israel receives.

That's cause it's not Aid, it's Trade.

Wow, Canadians have more spine and tactical abilities than Democrats and Republicans combined. Canada imposing the trade war against red states specifically. Oh lawd, it's heating up.