Liveblog - ICYMI: April 12, 2025

Below, you will find some headlines we may have missed and some interesting video clips on several subjects. Please feel free to share anything you may have run across; just make sure it’s not from a McMAGAt infested shithole.

Trump has broken through partisanship to make everyone unhappy

Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) 2025-04-12T15:31:33.861Z

Updates:

Of course! Tim Cook went to Donald Trump‘s inauguration for a reason. Kissing the ring paid off…

Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2025-04-12T15:49:08.157Z

Smartphones and computers are now spared from Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

The Trump administration has amended its list of imports that will be affected by sweeping global tariffs in order to exempt certain electronics, including smartphones and computers.

The updated guidance was published Friday night by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The exemption will apply to President Trump’s steep “reciprocal tariffs” imposed across dozens of countries, which have since been paused until early July as well as the 145% levies currently in place on China. That was the only country excluded from the reciprocal tariff pause.

The exemption is effective for products that entered the U.S. or left warehouses starting on April 5. The White House issued a presidential memo about the exemption on Saturday.

Consumers now face “tariff surcharges” for some goods as companies pass along costs

The Trump administration’s volley of tariffs has U.S. companies scrambling for ways to absorb — and if possible avoid — the added business costs.

Some enterprises, from small businesses to nationally recognized brands, have already announced higher prices, citing President Trump’s tariffs. While others, from footwear companies to furniture brands, are warning consumers to brace for increased costs to come.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told CNBC Thursday that he expects the tariffs to lead to higher prices on a host of consumers goods, noting that the site’s third-party sellers are likely to pass on tariff-related costs.

Congressional Gems:

We need many more people like Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in office. She continues delivering truth.

Ricky Davila (@therickydavila.bsky.social) 2025-04-12T01:58:42.386Z

Garcia: She's playing cosplaying as an ice agent, running around the country, going down to El Salvador, to prisons. You know, holding guns, dressing up. She is a joke

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2025-04-12T01:03:46.903Z

The Fascist Felon, Elmo, DOGE bags, and their Brownshirts:

Trump: I’m in very good shape. Good heart. Good soul. Very good soul

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2025-04-12T00:24:30.064Z

Reporter: Can you tell us about the test? Was it Man, Woman, Person, Camera, TV? Trump: It’s a pretty well known test. Whatever it is. I got every one right

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2025-04-12T00:27:36.780Z

WSJ Editorial page welcome to the resistance?

Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) 2025-04-12T14:55:30.768Z

Starting Monday, a new policy from the Department of Treasury will require social security number and other official identification documents when sending money abroad.(via @keranews.org)

NPR (@npr.org) 2025-04-12T02:26:16.696Z

Baghdad Blondie:

Leavitt: Every cabinet secretary is a rock star.. there is sooo much good news flowing out of this administration every day. It’s hard for the media to keep up with… There are wins after wins after wins every single week. We saw those wins this week

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2025-04-12T01:22:58.023Z
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