Guess who paid for this surplus?

American consumers.

These tariffs are little more than a massive tax increase on everyone but the wealthiest Americans.

The only logical conclusion ...

Fuel cutoff switches on the 787 are located right below the throttles. You have to pull on the fuel switches in order to flip them on or off. Also, the captain will keep a hand on the throttles to prevent them from moving during takeoff. One of the first things they teach you in flight school is to keep a hand on the throttle during takeoff to prevent a sudden cut of fuel to the engine(s).

An autopsy said the ligature marks on Epstein's neck were halfway down, not where you'd expect them to be if he hung himself.

Also, the ligature marks bled. Not something that happens if you hang yourself with a bed sheet.

"Look ... these Texans ... and I love Texans ... great people ... are doing a great job ... like I did when COVID hit. They ignored this problem like I ignored and wished COVID away."

The top U.S. imports from Canada include crude oil, refined gas, natural gas, motor oil, auto parts, electricity, raw aluminum, sawed wood (2x4, 2x6 etc), fertilizer for farming, and much more.

Home and auto insurers will likely be raising premiums due to more expensive building materials and auto parts.

We remember all the right wingers here who screamed about "the rule of law!!" when Obama and Biden were president.

Looks like they're all full of sh__.

Other cascading effects of these tariffs will be things like auto parts and building materials, so expect insurance rates to rise accordingly.

The reason calls went unanswered is because Trump didn't renew contracts with call centers.

All this so the wealthy could have tax cuts they didn't need.

Just wait ...

Trump just announced tariffs of 35% on Mexico and the EU. This follows 30$ tariffs on Canada (building lumber, farm fertilizer, etc).

Everything is about to get a LOT more expensive.

This is a major tax increase on everyone but the wealthiest among us.

FAFO

Wait'll someone in, say, a rural car crash has to be life flighted 200 miles away and the family has to sell their house to pay for the chopper ride and medical care. Wanna visit a loved one? Better be prepared to drive a looooong way.

All this thanks to the "pro-life" folks.