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By Yug
#106417
Tubby Isaacs wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:38 pm
Youngian wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:24 pm
What are the consequences if Trump ignores the ruling, the Dems in Congress write strongly worded op-eds in the Washington Post?
Would the people who get charged them not be able to just tell the Customs to fuck off? Or does the stuff just get physically prevented from leaving ports until they pay?
From what I have read in American model railway subs* on reddit it's much like customs duty - the goods won't be released from the port of entry until the tariff is paid. Many Yanks were under the impression that the supplier would pay the tariff. They were not happy when they found out how tariffs work.


*Rails of Sheffield apparently does quite a lot of trans-Atlantic trade. Yank modellers love British steam.
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By Boiler
#106426
Yug wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 7:34 pm From what I have read in American model railway subs* on reddit it's much like customs duty - the goods won't be released from the port of entry until the tariff is paid. Many Yanks were under the impression that the supplier would pay the tariff. They were not happy when they found out how tariffs work.
Twerps.

Yug wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 7:34 pm
*Rails of Sheffield apparently does quite a lot of trans-Atlantic trade. Yank modellers love British steam.
I'm surprised as they're HO kiddies and we're OO, but then and again the HRCA has a lot of members in USAnia... and here's me, who's just bought a rather lovely Jouef SNCF 141R to go with his "HOrnby-acHO" SNCF carriages...
By satnav
#106427
I see Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh has come out batting for Trump. I'm guessing that right wing rapists (allegedly) have to stick together.
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By Tubby Isaacs
#106489
Trump's up to 15% tariffs now. This is of course a well-worked out response, not somebody flailing around looking for the flimsiest justification.

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By Tubby Isaacs
#106491
satnav wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:09 pm I see Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh has come out batting for Trump. I'm guessing that right wing rapists (allegedly) have to stick together.
I was surprised Kavanaugh voted with Trump on this. Seemed like such an obvious nonsense, and Kavanaugh himself has actually been the Trump appointee most likely to vote against Trump when it matters (ie when Trump loses 5-4).

https://www.newsweek.com/kavanaugh-most ... y-11516250

Thomas and Alito are of course the worst of the lot.
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By Boiler
#106530
Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says

Probably because they're not scared of you.

In his interview with Fox News, Witkoff said: "I don't want to use the word 'frustrated'... because he [Trump] understands he's got plenty of alternatives, but he's curious as to why they haven't... I don't want to use the word 'capitulated', but why they haven't capitulated."

"Why, under this sort of pressure, with the amount of sea power and naval power that we have over there, why haven't they come to us and said, 'We profess that we don't want a weapon, so here's what we're prepared to do?'"
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By Yug
#106531
What is it with Yanks and incoherency?

"...the amount of sea power and naval power..."

Aren't these just two different ways of saying the same thing?

Fucking idiot.
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By The Weeping Angel
#106619
https://plus.briantylercohen.com/p/puck ... team-snubs
The US Women’s Hockey team has declined Trump’s backhanded invitation to attend the State of the Union after he was caught joking with the Men’s team that he’d be impeached if he didn’t invite them.

Both teams had an unbelievable run at the Olympics.

After weathering the storm against a stacked Canadian team, toothless and bloodied Jack Hughes pulled it out for the U.S in overtime to score an incredible game winning goal. The Men’s team finally broke the 46-year long drought to win gold, the first time the team has managed to do it since the 1980 “Miracle” team beat Russia.

The Women’s team took home gold for the third time. They have medaled every single year for the last 20 years. They don’t need a visit to the Chuckle Hut to sit through a meandering State of the Union for validation. The women are good.
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By Bones McCoy
#106630
The Weeping Angel wrote: Tue Feb 24, 2026 12:07 am https://plus.briantylercohen.com/p/puck ... team-snubs
The US Women’s Hockey team has declined Trump’s backhanded invitation to attend the State of the Union after he was caught joking with the Men’s team that he’d be impeached if he didn’t invite them.

Both teams had an unbelievable run at the Olympics.

After weathering the storm against a stacked Canadian team, toothless and bloodied Jack Hughes pulled it out for the U.S in overtime to score an incredible game winning goal. The Men’s team finally broke the 46-year long drought to win gold, the first time the team has managed to do it since the 1980 “Miracle” team beat Russia.

The Women’s team took home gold for the third time. They have medaled every single year for the last 20 years. They don’t need a visit to the Chuckle Hut to sit through a meandering State of the Union for validation. The women are good.
I like this.
It's good to see some of America's genuine talent declining to bend the knee.

Zuckerberg, Bezos look like beta cucks (whatever that might be) in comparison.
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