🚨 Trump Tariffs the Planet and Your Mailbox 🚨
Let’s be clear, kittens: Week 28 of Trump’s tantrum-filled tyranny wasn’t about governing—it was about grifting, gouging, and global chaos. If you thought international shipping and basic consumer goods were safe from the MAGA blender, think again. Here’s your fact-checked breakdown of the latest executive assaults, direct from our blow-dried despot.
1. World Tariff War: Because Nothing Says “Diplomacy” Like a 41% Import Tax
Trump signed an executive order slapping tariffs on nearly 70 countries—yes, seventy. Rates range from 10% to a brutal 41%, supposedly to protect “American industries,” but really just to stoke economic nationalism. Even longtime allies like Canada and the EU got dinged. Businesses are already screaming about skyrocketing costs and broken supply chains. Shipping cutoffs begin August 7, so say goodbye to affordable anything.
2. De-Minimis Deception: Your $20 Sunglasses Now Cost Double
In classic Trump fashion, he went after the little guy with his second executive order of the week. The “de minimis” rule—allowing packages under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free—is now dead worldwide. That cheap gadget from Japan? That handmade shirt from a small biz in Mexico? Prepare to pay tariffs at the border, especially if it’s coming through USPS or a standard courier. The new rule kicks in August 29, just in time to ruin back-to-school shopping for working families.
3. Just Lies: No New DEI Ban or Birthright EO This Week
Despite what the MAGA rumor mill screeched on Truth Social, there was no new executive order on birthright citizenship this week. That was a January stunt. Ditto for the DEI purges and legal vendettas against civil rights lawyers—those all dropped months ago in the first 100 days of chaos. Nice try, gaslighters.
Featured Resister: Public Citizen
While Trump was busy taxing your mailbox, Public Citizen was suing his ass. This DC watchdog is tracking the trade abuse, filing legal challenges, and organizing grassroots resistance against these economically catastrophic orders. They don’t just bark—they bite. Add them to your resistance radar: citizen.org
Today’s To-Do List
- Email your rep and demand a congressional review of these tariffs: house.gov/representatives
- Shop local to dodge the tariff chaos—support U.S.-based and mutual aid-run supply chains
- Amplify resistance voices like Public Citizen and the National Consumers League
- Share the truth: Trump didn’t “drain the swamp”—he built a toll road and made us pay for it
- Prep your protest signs for August 8 anti-tariff demonstrations—details coming soon
- Boycott major Trump-donor freight brokers like Expeditors International
Resistance Kitty’s Final Meow
If you thought Trump’s policies were “America First,” Week 28 proves it’s “Billionaires First, Everyone Else Pays Shipping.” This is economic warfare disguised as patriotism. But we see you, Donnie. And guess what? We bite back harder.
Source List
- https://www.veryableops.com/blog/trump-2-0-week-28-in-review-discussing-the-new-country-specific-rates-the-new-tariffs-on-copper-transshipped-goods-and-more
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/
- https://www.wired.com/story/president-trump-suspends-de-minimis/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14169
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion_policies_of_the_second_Trump_administration
- https://www.citizen.org/
