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[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're just temporarily suspended until Aug 29. They don't want in-flight packages to arrive without duty paid and have to be returned. When they resume delivery, all new packages will have duty collected at the time of sending.

That said, it'll kill overseas direct to consumer businesses aimed at the US. No one wants to pay $80-200 per package for packages valued under $800.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago

Take your self righteousness elsewhere. I didn't vote to harm them. Their voters did. If you want to blame someone, blame them. I'm pro-hospitals (as if I need to say it) and Medicare for all, but elections have consequences and this is one.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's a rural town, which means mostly Republicans.

I hope they all suddenly have an epiphany, take up an interest in current affairs, and vote against Republicans.

I expect they will blame Democrats.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

You can't fix ignorance and apathy unless the people want to fix it themselves.

Strike that. Just keep moving hospitals farther and farther away, and the problem will eventually resolve itself.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago

accusing Donald Trump of "socialism"

Ah, a cause that Republican and Democratic politicians alike can get behind

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

The justification is by city, so let's use cities. And that list is here.

If we look at just murder rate from 2024 per 100,000 people:

  1. Birmingham, AL - 58.85
  2. St. Louis, MO - 54.09
  3. Memphis, TN - 40.61
  4. Baltimore, MD - 34.77
  5. Detroit, MI - 31.17
  6. Cleveland, OH - 30.05
  7. Dayton, OH - 29.66
  8. Kansas City, MO - 27.56
  9. Shreveport, LA - 26.84
  10. Washington, DC - 25.49 ... \ 22. Chicago, IL - 17.47 (just under Little Rock, AR) \ 127. New York, NY - 3.92 (just under Omaha, NE)

Now, you could make the argument that DC and Baltimore are part of one metropolitan area, but no matter how you slice it, the next city on the illegal military occupation list would be Birmingham.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 25 points 1 week ago

I mean, the Paris treaty formally ended the war, it's just that Germany wasn't a signatory to it. Turns out if you kill enough Nazis, it doesn't really matter if one signs your treaty or not.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

Guys, what should we do? The guy who lives in a country with a massive social safety net and center left politicians who support labor protections said we're a joke. Even though he has risked nothing and only has the barest inkling of what life must be like in America right now, I'm worried about his stinging criticism

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't welcome the inevitable war that would follow a declaration of secession, but I happily look forward to a post-war Pacific States of America. It's long overdue.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

I'm only registered as a Democrat so I can vote in my state's primaries. I imagine that plus inertia are the main things propping up the current numbers.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 14 points 1 week ago

"Excitement erupts over Donald Trump's declining health"

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

Well, it's not a long game. It's like 6 hours. So if you're interested, just play it and form your own opinion.

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