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Trump gives China one day to end retaliations or face extra 50% tariffs (arstechnica.com)

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Tech companies' worst nightmare ahead of Donald Trump's election has already come true, as the US and China are now fully engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war, where China claims it expects to be better positioned to withstand US blows long-term.

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

He and his cronies are dumb, and want "manly" factory jobs for everyone because that's what they associate with "real work". That's why the right is so excited about AI replacing intellectual workers: They see it as the punishment for the sin of thinking.