Trump​ ❤️ Tariffs

[sherpa]

40 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

Not denying that, but people used to say the same thing about Japan. That one worked out o.k. for us.

 

Correct, and Japan is still not innocent, but China is many magnitudes worse.

A complete scam as a trading partner, on all levels.

Simply horrible.

[Big Blitz]

Well.  I didn’t see this coming.  
 

 

But the man is standing up for Hollywood.   
 

Hollywood!   
 

 

I wish he could tweet - “Hollywood is making tremendous must see movies.  In theaters and on streams.  They feature the best actors and scripts.  In no way are they concerned with DEI first and checking off this box and that box for this group of people or that.  Only the best!”

 

Sadly, he cannot tweet that.  

[The Frankish Reich]

31 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

Well.  I didn’t see this coming.  
 

 

But the man is standing up for Hollywood.   
 

Hollywood!   
 

 

I wish he could tweet - “Hollywood is making tremendous must see movies.  In theaters and on streams.  They feature the best actors and scripts.  In no way are they concerned with DEI first and checking off this box and that box for this group of people or that.  Only the best!”

 

Sadly, he cannot tweet that.  

Good Lord. Will it ever end?

I'd like to see the reciprocal tariffs on U.S.-produced music. That would be a nice way to kill one of the industries in which the U.S. remains dominant.

[Roundybout]

12 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

Well.  I didn’t see this coming.  
 

 

But the man is standing up for Hollywood.   
 

Hollywood!   
 

 

I wish he could tweet - “Hollywood is making tremendous must see movies.  In theaters and on streams.  They feature the best actors and scripts.  In no way are they concerned with DEI first and checking off this box and that box for this group of people or that.  Only the best!”

 

Sadly, he cannot tweet that.  

So much for Studio Ghibli. There goes the weeb vote 

[Joe Ferguson forever]

12 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

Well.  I didn’t see this coming.  
 

 

But the man is standing up for Hollywood.   
 

Hollywood!   
 

 

I wish he could tweet - “Hollywood is making tremendous must see movies.  In theaters and on streams.  They feature the best actors and scripts.  In no way are they concerned with DEI first and checking off this box and that box for this group of people or that.  Only the best!”

 

Sadly, he cannot tweet that.  

American culture has remained a valuable assert for decades. Others wanted to be us and imitate us largely due to images they witnessed in movies.  He single handedly crashed the value of it and now wants to crush it with a movie tariff war.  We finally agree.  This is a very bad idea.

[Roundybout]

They could film Lord of the Rings in the Bronx 

[B-Man]

 

 

Meanwhile:

 

MINUS 90% OF THE MEDIA ATTENTION THAT ACCOMPANIED ITS LOSSES: 

 

How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade war.

 

FTA:

 

Through all the market’s tumult, U.S. companies have continued to deliver profit reports for the start of the year that have topped analysts’ expectations. Stock prices tend to follow profits over the long term, and that’s given the market a notable boost.

 

Three out of every four companies in the S&P 500 have beaten analysts’ expectations for profits in recent weeks, including such market heavyweights as Microsoft and Meta Platforms. They’re on track to deliver growth of nearly 13% from a year earlier, according to FactSet.

 

https://fortune.com/2025/05/04/stock-market-rebound-sp500-trump-trade-war-liberation-day-tariffs/

 

[The Frankish Reich]

17 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

Well.  I didn’t see this coming.  
 

 

But the man is standing up for Hollywood.   
 

Hollywood!   
 

 

I wish he could tweet - “Hollywood is making tremendous must see movies.  In theaters and on streams.  They feature the best actors and scripts.  In no way are they concerned with DEI first and checking off this box and that box for this group of people or that.  Only the best!”

 

Sadly, he cannot tweet that.  

Oops, looks like the gang that couldn't shoot straight once again missed something; most incompetent administration in history.

 

[The Frankish Reich]

NEVER SAW THIS COMING: WHITE HOUSE "CLARIFIES" TARIFF ON FOREIGN-FILMED MOVIES

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/white-house-clarifies-trump-movie-tariff-1236207216/

 

Among other productions, it appears that America's Leading Antisemite is planning to film another Christ movie abroad.

Dumbest President in history? I think so.

[Roundybout]

 

 

 

Tariffs have never worked and will continue to not work 

[Big Blitz]

On 4/16/2025 at 2:59 PM, Big Blitz said:

 

Your side is just screaming “fight the oligarchy!”

 

 

Ok.  What does that mean and how will this “strategy” help my stocks?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Frankish Reich]

Was there a tariff on Diggs' coat? Why is this^^ here?

[Roundybout]

 

Thank god we have this man to save us from the oligarchy. Just like Pope Francis, he is. 

[Niagara Bill]

So what exactly has a tariff in movies. The digital copy? The cost of production. Food vending costs. The salary of actors? Weinstiens  hotel rooms? Only US based movie studios. Documentaries about the Grand Canyon, or docs about Iceland, or docs about the Sahara Desert. Can you film climbing Mt Everest? Anything filmed outside the 12 mile limit in the Pacific. 

[Joe Ferguson forever]

On 5/5/2025 at 8:42 AM, Roundybout said:

They could film Lord of the Rings in the Bronx 

The White Lotus in Cleveland.

44 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said:

So what exactly has a tariff in movies. The digital copy? The cost of production. Food vending costs. The salary of actors? Weinstiens  hotel rooms? Only US based movie studios. Documentaries about the Grand Canyon, or docs about Iceland, or docs about the Sahara Desert. Can you film climbing Mt Everest? Anything filmed outside the 12 mile limit in the Pacific. 

just another episode of trump's newest reality show.  lots of circuses, not much bread...

[K D]

8 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:

Was there a tariff on Diggs' coat? Why is this^^ here?

If you zoom way in it says made in China

[The Frankish Reich]

8 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:

The White Lotus in Cleveland.

Grateful you didn't say Buffalo.

[Joe Ferguson forever]

12 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

Grateful you didn't say Buffalo.

well, they could do an episode at the rock and roll hall of fame, cleveland clinic and walleye fishing on lake erie.  someone could be knocked overboard or have a guitar broken over their head.  A character may need a rare condition diagnosed.  It could be great!

[Niagara Bill]

30 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:

well, they could do an episode at the rock and roll hall of fame, cleveland clinic and walleye fishing on lake erie.  someone could be knocked overboard or have a guitar broken over their head.  A character may need a rare condition diagnosed.  It could be great!

Only Lake Erie if they dont go over the center line. 

[SCBills]

Again.. I’m on the fence with the whole tariff thing, but this type of response in China feels like it should be reported on by more than just a few outlets.

 

Its in all of our best interests for China to be forced to bend the knee, regardless of how you feel about Trump.