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Friday, April 11, 2025

A beekeeper who voted for President Donald Trump three times says he would have "considered other options" after the president ordered tariffs and cuts that could put him out of business.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDtD ... North Carolina beekeeper Jim Hartman voted for Donald Trump three times, and thought a second Trump presidency would be good for farmers. Now with tariffs and cuts to federal programs that provided tens of thousands of dollars in revenue to him,

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-- Fox Valley Club CPUSA (@foxvalleywicpusa.bsky.social) April 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM

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"I never thought I was going to lose this much money this fast"

The losing will continue until morale improves.

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-11 01:27 PM | Reply

Sucker AND loser.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-11 01:32 PM | Reply

I thought North Carolina was self-sufficient and didn't need any help. That's what some idiot DEI hire keeps saying.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-11 01:33 PM | Reply

I hope he goes bankrupt.

#4 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-04-11 01:36 PM | Reply

Point and laugh at the magat scum

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-04-11 01:48 PM | Reply

"I never thought I was going to lose this much money this fast,"

Unfortunately, this is the current situation for a lot of Americans.

It's going to collapse our economy.

Congratulations to all the morons who chose a convicted felon over a black woman.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-11 02:21 PM | Reply

Tariffs haven't went into effect yet, so no one is being affected. You people are liars.

#7 | Posted by boaz at 2025-04-11 04:12 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Boazo's wrong as usual.

www.dailydot.com

#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-04-11 04:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Tariffs haven't went into effect yet, so no one is being affected. You people are liars.
#7 | Posted by boaz

^
You're a piece of ----. A stupid one too. Your mommy must be very proud!
www.usatoday.com

Though Trump announced a pause for many the tariffs he introduced on April 9, the White House confirmed with USA TODAY that many still remain in effect, including:

20% tariffs previously imposed on China, now totaling 145% with latest announcements.
A baseline tariff of 10% that took effect April 5 for trading partners targeted in Trump's announcement April 2. Canada, Mexico, Russia, North Korea and others do not have a baseline tariff.
Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos remain unchanged.
Sectoral carve-outs in the reciprocal/baseline tariffs as outlined in the initial executive order remain unchanged.
The EU tariff remains at the 10% baseline that took effect April 5. An additional 20% tariff on EU is paused.
Fentanyl tariffs on Canada and Mexico remain unchanged " USMCA trade is tariff-free, non-USMCA trade is tariffed at 25% (except for energy and potash, which is tariffed at 10%).
The baseline 10% did not take effect on Canada and Mexico on April 5, and neither country is getting the 10% baseline now.
A tariff on countries importing Venezuelan oil remains in effect.

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-11 04:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

...nearly half of his business comes from selling honey to the federal government for use in food banks and at schools as part of a program that was suddenly halted by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) without any warning as part of its efforts to streamline government spending.

If it got halted that means it must have been fraud or waste, so he should go to jail, I guess.

#10 | Posted by eightfifteenpm at 2025-04-11 05:05 PM | Reply

so no one is being affected.

It was a given we excluded permanent government leeches like yourself.

#11 | Posted by zarnon at 2025-04-11 05:37 PM | Reply

Just a bit of information for you low information magat scum.

Approximately 42% of US Defense Industry sales were to foreign entities/governments.

Think about that for a second or 2

Let's say like 25% of that goes away because foreign countries no longer want to buy American.

What do you think that will do to our defense industry to lose like 10% of their income?

Can you say layoffs and plant closings?

Now think about what that means for our long-term ability to defend ourselves.

No wonder ------- is screaming and yelling about this.

#12 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-04-11 06:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

------- is now actively defying court orders

#13 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-04-11 06:45 PM | Reply

Tots and pears.

#14 | Posted by northguy3 at 2025-04-11 07:43 PM | Reply

If it's Jason Statham there's gonna be trouble.

#15 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-11 07:48 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

M morons
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A America

#16 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2025-04-11 09:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"Let's say like 25% of that goes away because foreign countries no longer want to buy American."

No country currently produces a multi-role multi-platform 5th gen strealth plane like the F-35. No way France is going to purchase a MiG over a F-35.

#17 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-12 12:45 AM | Reply

Thank God we build and sell the best death machines.

Tax payer dollars, hard at work.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-12 12:51 AM | Reply

No way France is going to purchase a MiG over a F-35.

Who knows.

Perhaps they buy neither.

#19 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-12 12:54 AM | Reply

No way France is going to purchase a MiG over a F-35.

Think France uses their own Rafale.

#20 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-12 12:55 AM | Reply

"Think France uses their own Rafale.

#20 | POSTED BY REDIAL AT 2025-04-12 12:55 AM"

I thought they use the Typhoon? Probably both. Maybe France wasn't an optimal choice as an example. Regardless, neither the Rafael or the Typhoon can do what the F-35 does.

#21 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-12 01:14 AM | Reply

"Thank God we build and sell the best death machines."

The goal is peace through strength. I'd like to see less belligerence and more, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

#22 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-12 01:15 AM | Reply

Regardless, neither the Rafael or the Typhoon can do what the F-35 does.

So? They don't need it. The Eurofighter Typhoon is used mostly by the UK, Germany and (I think) Spain and Italy. France uses the Rafale.

#23 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-12 01:25 AM | Reply

The goal is peace through strength.

Thanks to Trump, America has never looked weaker.

#24 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-12 02:26 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Donald Junk, "honey dipper" par excellence.

#25 | Posted by FortNecessity at 2025-04-12 09:12 AM | Reply

This guy got exactly what he voted for: tariffs on foreign goods and government spending cuts. Now he's crying that he didn't realize it would be the foreign goods he buys and the government programs he sells to. Boo f'in boo

#26 | Posted by MBlue at 2025-04-12 10:14 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Tariffs haven't went into effect yet, so no one is being affected."

Tell us you don't understand the basic challenges of running a business, without using those specific words.

#27 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-04-13 04:24 AM | Reply

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