Government Coup

[early morning]

Thanks, Tradd! Sometimes we have orders for stuff for a museum, and we don't always know where it's shipping from (when there's a third party involved, often branding the merchandise). I've taken to verify a base price (hats, shirts, water-bottles, etc) from the person or company doing the branding and getting a verified guaranteed price for the base item, just in case. Much of what we can afford DOES come from China. So far, we've been ok, but as warehouses empty of "pre-tariff" merch, I expect this to change. I'm pretty careful about Amazon for items, it's easy to see where that stuff is coming from. Other places, not so much.

[Tradd]

Welcome! You'll just have to contact customer service wherever you're ordering from and ask both where it's shipping from AND country of origin (manufacture) if it's not shipping from a US warehouse. I bet most places are getting those questions these days.

[Tradd]

The tariff situation is one of the reasons I have a NYT subscription ($4/month) as they have very good coverage on the trade stuff.

[Tradd]

The tariff whiplash has started up again. Interestingly, no panic from customers yet. I guess they're waiting to see what happens. So many changes this week. The stuff with Brazil about their former president is just bats. The letters that were sent out this week are just confusing everyone, I think!

[sweetana3]

A big issue is that no one can trust anything coming out of mouths. President says one thing and the Secretary of the department says the opposite the next day. Words are meaningless in this comedy.

[Rogar]

A big issue is that no one can trust anything coming out of mouths. President says one thing and the Secretary of the department says the opposite the next day. Words are meaningless in this comedy.

I've lost track of the details of who said what in the Epstein controversy, but someone in a position of power is apparently not telling the truth. I'm undecided of whether the Tucker Carlson style consoracy theorists are caught in their own trail of deception, or if they might actually be on to something for once. Tulsi Gabbards "discoveries" of Obama's role in the previous elections is such an obvious distraction that I'm surprised it's getting any attention.

What a mess.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/0...ction-00479152

[Tradd]

We apparently have a trade deal with the EU now, but even on the previous ones with Vietnam and Indonesia, NOTHING official has been published online. The reciprocal tariff reduction to 10% expires on Thursday. Whatever increases, deals, etc., go into effect on Friday. I'll be surprised if anything is published before Wednesday.

[Rogar]

Donald has fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics after the poor report on jobs today. Blames Obama or Biden somehow. I'd expect better job reports in the future, now.

[Tradd]

New duties go into effect Aug 7, but there’s an in transit exemption for ocean freight already on the way before Aug 7.

[catherine]

Donald has fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics after the poor report on jobs today. Blames Obama or Biden somehow. I'd expect better job reports in the future, now.

He is a mafia thug.