How do you know it’s spam, though?

Unknown_email_address@invalid.teams.ms might have nothing but the best intentions.

The big difference between the US and China is that China is often close to the bottom of the supply chain.

America doesn’t have the infrastructure already in place to supply the raw materials and basic essentials to manufacturers.

Until this is the case (and I’m phrasing it optimistically but the reality is it never can be the case), all manufacturers have to pay extra just to have access to the things they need to produce their goods.

This cost is passed on to the consumer.

Like another commenter pointed out, there just isn’t a domestic supplier of many products. Crucial rare earth metals and various other minerals just aren’t available. Heck, to my knowledge, there isn’t even a domestic manufacturer of light bulbs anymore.

Without putting anything in place before implementing these tariffs, he’s guaranteed that prices will go up on almost everything.

Sleep. It used to take up nearly a third of my life. Since having Long COVID, it’s closer to half my life.

Honestly, think of what we could get done if we had all that extra time…

Can personally attest to Denmark having loads of English speakers.

I encountered exactly one person in my travels there who did not speak fluent English.

I’d learned a little, so I tried to use Danish to order things, ask directions etc, and everyone replied in perfect English.

Yep - this is the case in the UK too.

It literally took a second to confirm that this is the case in dozens of countries around the world.

Wikipedia: Prohibitory Traffic Sign

Back to the Future’s “Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan” definitely threw one of these 🖖