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Maps: Where Trump Voter Jobs Will Be Hit by Tariffs (www.nytimes.com)
 

As President Trump imposes tariffs on products from countries around the world, foreign governments are answering back with tariffs of their own.

China has targeted corn farmers and carmakers. Canada has put tariffs on poultry plants and air-conditioning manufacturers, while Europe will hit American steel mills and slaughter houses.

The retaliatory tariffs are an attempt to put pressure on the president to relent. And they have been carefully designed to hit Mr. Trump where it hurts: Nearly 8 million Americans work in industries targeted by the levies and the majority are Trump voters, a New York Times analysis shows.

The figures underscore the dramatic impact that a trade war could have on American workers, potentially causing Mr. Trump’s economic strategy to backfire. Mr. Trump has argued that tariffs will help boost American jobs. But economists say that retaliatory tariffs can cancel out that effect.

He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center. in c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The money the couple saved for a down payment on a home has evaporated into attorneys fees and savings to pay a bond for her release, if she's given that chance.

That's a real shame. Please pass the popcorn.

He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center. in c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
Flohmarkt - a Fediverse replacement for Facebook Marketplace in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I like just "Floh", even if it does just mean "flea" in German.

Flohmarkt - a Fediverse replacement for Facebook Marketplace in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What if you could log in with your Mastodon (or other) Fediverse account, and they would too, so you could see their user history and connections? (And they could see yours)

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Copilot stops working on gender related subjects (github.com)
 

Copilot purposely stops working on code that contains hardcoded banned words from Github, such as gender or sex. And if you prefix transactional data as trans_ Copilot will refuse to help you. 😑

Hope isn't a denial of the depressing facts, of which there are many. It's the will to go on regardless. in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I found @Daojoan@mastodon.social a few months ago and started following her. She publishes some amazing articles.

Like this one:

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/we-dont-need-more-cynics-we-need-more-builders/

She applies some fantastic stoic philosophy into a format that I can understand, and gives practical advice on how to stay sane in this hellscape.

Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago

I've been re-watching the TV series "Leverage", but it's disappointing in not believable. It's based in an insane world where the rich and powerful can eventually lose their money and go to jail.

Since Walter White cooked, he should have called himself "Maillard". in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the explainer!

Look at all the protein and calories bodybuilders have to consume to gain mass - so, how the hell does The Hulk get mass so instantaneously? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

OK, so I have the 2009 edition of the Marvel Encyclopedia, which has 8 pages devoted to The Hulk. Apparently he had "every atom of his body exposed to gamma radiation" from a gamma-bomb he was working on. It's been revealed that Banner also has multiple personality disorder that contributes to his various Hulk forms.

I thought I remember from decades ago that his bulk and healing energy comes and goes from a transdimensional space, but I can't seem to find that in the article.

However, I really like this StackExchange answer, which posits that he is an energy-processing mutant that taps into the Power Cosmic to fuel his incredible strength. https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/84410

Under Trump will anything happen to my brothers Social Security Disability? He is 42 and draws it for mental illness. in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 7 points 3 months ago

Also, we won't get cheap eggs and gas.

Under Trump will anything happen to my brothers Social Security Disability? He is 42 and draws it for mental illness. in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Pre-existing conditions" is just insurance industry slang for something we all have: "medical history".