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Xed said:

avon b7 said:

Xed said:

avon b7 said:

I'd like to say "cunning plan Baldrick!" but that would be offensive to poor Baldrick.. 

I'm a big Blackadder fan. Have you see Upstart Crow?

No. I had no idea. Thanks for the heads up. I'll catch it when it hits Prime Video Spain. I see it's listed here but to put on my watch list so I imagine it won't be long now. 

If you liked how Blackadder tipped into historical elements I think you'll love how Upstart Crow follows the timeline of Shakespeare's career with a surprising amount of accuracy for a sitcom. I'm also a big of David Mitchell* for whom Ben Elton wrote the role.

*Mitchell played the PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" ads that aired in the UK.

He's also quite good in BBC's Ludwig, which is just out now in the US.

sterna said:

Just like 2025 pres

You forgot to include your /snark code.

Also, it's worth noting that for these tariffs issued under the IEEPA, books are generally exempt. This seems broad and innocuous enough, but it does mean that the Trump-branded bibles that are printed in Hangzhou China are exempt (and have been from the start) from the massive tariffs currently imposed on imported Chinese goods. 

I started looking through the new list of exemptions that includes Apple's smartphones and computers to see if Trump's bibles had been snuck into that list, but then discovered they were already exempt. So you know, it's reassuring to see that at least the president won't have to decide whether to eat a $4.35 tariff on his $3 bibles (wholesale) or increase the retail price from $59.99 to $64.34 and pass it all on to the suckers consumers.

libertyandfree said:

 Like I have repeatedly stated on this site and others, . Apple would not be harmed by these tariffs.  It’s amazing how people still do not understand how Trump operates and what his intentions are even after him being president for 4+ years.   Many view him as incompetent or corrupt and greedy but he is just following his America First policies and truly is trying to put America in a better position.  Those suffering from TDS will never see this. 

Apple has already been harmed by these tariffs.

Trump Derangement Syndrome is actually an affliction for those who look at Trump and don't (or pretend not to) see that he is incompetent, corrupt and greedy.

If this was all some sort of brilliant "master plan," do tell us why he didn't announce these exemptions from the start? He could have spared Apple et al the chaos and massive financial damage that has already been done. Earlier this week, Trump posted on social media "now is the time to buy," and then later in the day issued his 90-day "pause," causing markets to rally. This was literally a cue for insider trading. That's pretty corrupt and greedy.

6toecat said:

I'm sure Steve Jobs would not be caving to Trumps extorion demands to avoid tarrifs on Apple. Pretty sure there Tim Cook !

I'm sure Steve Jobs is dead, and you can't speak for him.