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The trade deficit grew to $105.6B in Aug., a 13.7% increase from July, driven by an increase in imports of petroleum, gold & chips used for artificial intelligence. It was the largest monthly total since before Trump imposed his global tariffs in April 2025.

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US Trade deficit soared in Aug to the highest since the initial tariff push. With global oil prices increasing inflation and the US continuing to antagonize traditional trading partners, our trade deficit is going the opposite way that they wanted.

www.reuters.com/business/us-...
#tariffs #deficit

Trump repeatedly claims powers that he simply doesn't have under the Constitution and US law. Claims that he can impose #tariffs and block trade at will are a good example.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens Despite Trump's Tariff Policies, Data Shows

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#BuyCanadian #SupportLocal #tradewar #tariffs

ICYMI: Trump threatens to double tariffs if South Korea skips Alaska LNG deal #Trump #Tariffs

War Preparation

"Poland and Lithuania prepare to evacuate one million Baltic residents to Poland in event of war"

#Politics #News #USA #Government #Democrats #MAGA #UN #EU #Canada #Economics #Trade #Tariffs #War #WW3 #Asia #Russia #China #War #WW3 #Ukraine #Poland #Baltics […]

"Ukraine Claims Record Barrage on Russia With 1,750 Drones, 17 Flamingo Missiles"

#Politics #News #USA #Government #Democrats #MAGA #UN #EU #Canada #Economics #Trade #Tariffs #War #WW3 #Asia #Russia #China #War #WW3 #Ukraine

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86239

Daily Delusional: Trump Affirmation #9

Taking zero-waste living to absolute extreme levels. ♻️🧻
#NoKings #DailyDelusion #Tariffs #Recycling #Satire

Researchers have assembled this interactive map that evaluates the impact of US #tariffs across the country.

Some fascinating and distressing insights here. E.g. the community where I live has a couple factories that feed the auto plants in Oshawa.

They estimate that 23% of the people who work […]