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Smartphones, computers, and other electronics will be exempt from President Donald Trump’s steep China tariffs, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed late on Friday night.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ahh, so that's how this is going to go.

First you tell the world how big your dick is, then you realize you might not be all that competitive in the dick-size arena so you start walking that shit back. Pretty soon here we'll be hearing about lil' Donny's third thumb in tariff form before he finally admits he was dickless all along and puts forth only the most token of efforts to attempt to retain some sense of dignity.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I think he's trying to play 5D-chess but has no fucking clue about what he's doing. Like when you start a new, complicated 4x-game and just click random shit to see what happens.

In bet that in his mind, these back-and-forth moves are master negotiation tactics.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

He's trying to play checkers when everyone else is playing chess. Somebody walks by occasionally, snickers, and says 'You should go there, you'll definitely win if you do' because they benefit from the chaos said 'advice' produces, and goes on about their business. Tariffs were his attempt to shout 'King me!', and he's only now realizing that his own king is vulnerable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

He looks like the kind of person trying to play 5D-chess without even knowing any of the rules of regular chess.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Well he does have tiny hands, if that helps.