Trump’s Tariffs Tank World Economic system: Good morning! Final evening, whereas America slept, a lot of the remainder of the world awoke Wednesday morning to Trump’s new tariffs, which included a 104 % tariff towards China. As I settled in to unwind from an extended day, I watched The Guardian’s stay ticker that learn, amongst different headlines, “China’s yuan slides to 19-month low,” “Billions wiped off Australian shares,” and “Australian shares plunge 2%.” (I have no idea how one can chill out.) China has already retaliated with an 84 % tariff on US items (it was 34 %). The EU is combating again, too. Cool.
Right here in Washington: Native companies are “scrambling to determine how one can cope with the Trump administration’s newest commerce tariffs,” experiences KUOW. Denise Moriguchi, CEO of Uwajimaya says practically 80 % of the chain’s stock is imported from Asian nations on Trump’s tariffs listing and costs could rise within the coming months. “There’s no method we might take up all of it,” Moriguchi informed KUOW. “And the laborious half is, plenty of our merchandise, we don’t have home options.” Washington potato farmers, who export their crop to Japan, are fearful, too.
Extra Tariffs to Come: Trump stated Tuesday evening extra tariffs are coming, this time towards pharmaceutical imports. He stated the “main” tariffs will trigger firms to “go away China” and open crops within the US. However right here’s the factor, you fucking Additional Toasted Sleeze-It: You’ve gotten been reducing funding for federal well being businesses and universities that do this important trendy medication analysis right here within the US. How will they open crops and up home manufacturing WHEN YOU HAVE OBLITERATED THEIR FIELDS??? This gained’t lead to US-made medication, this can simply make medication much more costly and more durable to get! This may kill folks!
We’re Gonna Want One other Filibuster: In accordance with a CBS Information 60 Minutes report, many of the 238 Venezuelan migrants despatched to the utmost safety jail in El Salvador “don’t have any obvious prison convictions and even prison costs.” Trump initially claimed “they’re all terrorists and violent gang members.” OH, DID HE LIE? WHAT A SURPRISE! If you happen to’re itching to talk up, 5calls.org has a bunch of scripts you should utilize when contacting your native reps. As somebody who actually will get nauseous each time my telephone rings, I admire this beneficial steerage!
A Win for Journalism Possibly: A choose dominated that the White Home should “restore The Related Press’ full entry to cowl presidential occasions.” Final month Trump banned them after they introduced they’d not abide by Trump’s ridiculous renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. The White Home has every week to conform. The AP says that final evening, after yesterday’s ruling, “an AP reporter and photographer had been turned away from becoming a member of a motorcade with the White Home press pool to cowl Trump’s look earlier than the Nationwide Republican Congressional Committee.”
A Loss for Journalism, Undoubtedly: White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed this week that the White Home does “not reply to reporters with pronouns of their bios.” “Any reporter who chooses to place their most well-liked pronouns of their bio clearly doesn’t care about organic actuality or reality and due to this fact can’t be trusted to put in writing an trustworthy story,” wrote the skilled liar in a follow-up electronic mail. Journalists ought to begin carrying pronoun buttons and/or shirts to all press briefings.
Extra of This, Please: On Saturday, Elon Musk, who recurrently brags about being actually good at video video games, livestreamed himself taking part in Path of Exile 2 on his non-public jet. Quickly after he began his gaming session, his chat was inundated with (typically very hilarious) crucial messages from viewers comparable to “YOU RUINED THE COUNTRY JUST LIKE YOU RUINED ALL YOUR MARRIAGES.” He performed for greater than an hour and his character stored dying in “hardcore mode.” Then he frowned and “misplaced connection.” Hahahaha, loser.
Appears Foolish, Proper? However we want extra of this! Trump performed golf whereas thousands and thousands protested his administration on Saturday. So we have to pop their bubbles! We have to go to the place they’re, and take away their means to benefit from the issues they take pleasure in. Troll Elon whereas he performs video video games. Boo JD Vance on the theater. Name Trump out because the racist rapist he’s whereas he tries to eat a burger. (That instance is from 2016, but it surely nonetheless warms my coronary heart.) Don’t let these motherfuckers transfer an inch in public with out being reminded that they’re dangerous, dangerous individuals who do dangerous, dangerous issues, and the vast majority of Individuals hate them.
Youngsters are Ravenous in Gaza: The Ministry of Well being says support has not come to Gaza since March 2 and at the very least 60,000 kids are “prone to severe well being issues on account of malnutrition,” experiences Al Jazeera. “Israel continues to seal important border crossings,” the story provides, “barring the entry of all the pieces from meals to medical provides and gas.”
New Child Yacht Sinker! Yesterday, the Heart for Whale Analysis introduced they noticed a brand new calf within the J Pod. J63 “is J40’s first identified calf and the fourth born into the Southern Resident killer whale inhabitants previously 12 months—an indication of hope for this endangered neighborhood,” CWR posted on Instagram. I wish to give that little orca 101 kisses on the snoot.
Music Returns to Pier 62: In additional neat, not infuriating information, the Crocodile is bringing stay music again to Pier 62! The live performance sequence, Oodalalee, begins June 1 with Hermano Gutiérrez and likewise options dates with Silversun Pickups, Deltron 3030, and Fruit Bats, amongst others. I noticed Björk there in 2003, and whereas I don’t keep in mind a lot, I do keep in mind the breeze within the air and the Seattle skyline and falling in love with some random man whereas she performed “All Is Stuffed with Love” as a result of it felt so unreal and cinematic.
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Chef Says Goodbye: Chef Aisha Ibrahim had her final evening of service within the Canlis kitchen final evening. When she was employed by the Canlis brothers in 2021, she was the Seattle establishment’s first feminine government chef. Extra precisely, she was their first queer, feminine, immigrant of coloration to run the kitchen. And her presence in that kitchen single-handedly modified the lily-white make up of that eating room. “I’ve had folks message me and be like, ‘I’ve by no means been to Canlis earlier than. And I’ve lived in Seattle my complete life. And I’m Filipino, or I’m queer, and I simply made my first reservation,’” she informed me in 2021. Seattle will miss you, Chef.
The Seattle Fats Mall Is Now Open: This weekend, the Curvy Cactus storefront on Fourth Avenue opened as Seattle Fats Mall, “a monthlong pop-up market for plus-size trend, artwork, and items from native makers.” Curvy Cactus co-founders, sisters Amber and Alyss Seelig, informed Seattle Enterprise Magazine, “We’re excited to offer an area for native artists and makers to showcase their unimaginable work whereas making a welcoming and affirming area for buyers of all sizes.”
Sure, a lot of the information is dangerous, however there may be some good on this planet! Like new music from Mclusky! The band’s first album in 20 years, the world continues to be right here and so are we, is coming Could 9. Fingers crossed for a Seattle tour date.
