April Staines aka April Storm AU

All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.

👇👇

Because free speech.

While I love seeing everyone's democracy sausages this election day, surely its a missed opportunity that nobody seems to be selling baked potatoes given one of the candidates. Just saying, I mean he is pretty cooked right?

the European media headline I woke up to this morning: "I think that was the dumbest most economically illiterate speech I have ever heard". The only plus side is they waited for the markets to close before it aired

ALBO AND THE WHALE SOMEWHERE OFF LAKE ILLAMERICA The huge Trump whale comes up to grab Albo in his TARIFF canoe; Albo suggests "I'M FINE!!" A US submarine periscope is looking on. Two wind turbines across on the horizon.

@rowecartoon.bsky.social #cartoon #alttext

Its 1st of April today. If Trump tries to make an April Fools joke today, how would anyone even know?

A posted for AI High - Australian High School girls and non-binary students, come hang out for free!

AI High is a free program for Australian High School Girls and non binary folk to learn new things and make new mates!
This week, we're having a live fireside with Lisy and Leura. We're chatting tech, and answering questions, together ⭐️
Sign up here 💕
girlgeekacademy.com/ai-high/

Holiday in Vanuatu

Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. Trade deficits owed by the Trade Federation are in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly tariffs, the greedy Trade Federation has tariffed all shipping to the neighbouring planets of Nabooxico and Canadaleraan...

Its probably says something when a news reporter prefixes a statement with "Normally when President Trump says something like this, its not normally true, but this time it is."

So Canada has responded with 25% tariffs on the USA in kind, but are targeting only goods sourced from "Red/MAGA" states. So I guess California is ok?

oh boy...

YouTube video by CBC News Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods

So it begins... Canada responds in kind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiaA...

If I where Canada, id be making some kind of play for a free trade agreement with China. China is still a massive consumer of energy, including oil, its probably not cost effective until now

Its official USA tariff on Canada, 25% on everything except energy @10%. With the threat that it will be increased if Canada imposes retaliatory Tariffs on USA exports. The rest of the world now watching intently, it all seems like the twilight zone.

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth What will Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico cost you? | If You're Listening

Pretty good review of the trump tariffs from an Australian perspective, because this is something we used to do.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhRP...

Just when you thought Trump was already a POS, he goes one step further blaming the mid air crash on "Diversity" with absolutely no evidence what so ever. In my experience, the very reason diversity is important is to improve the expertise of a given profession not make it worse.

You know I have never played this, good?

Straya day long weekend and we get a 40+ degree celsius day on the Monday public holiday. Worse things could happen, im going to miss the heat when summer is over.

We are going to Vanuatu for a 2 week holiday next month, What Im really looking forward too is extremely bad internet and no mention of the word "trump" for at least two weeks.

It's big, it's smelly, and it's blooming in Sydney A giant flower with an unusual smell is drawing attention to Sydney's botanical gardens. The Corpse flower has started to bloom and is expected to fully open tonight - the first time in 15 years.

It's big, it's smelly, and it's blooming in Sydney

This is so true

That's awesome

I'm 3D Printing Chocolate Ellie Weinstein founded Cocoa Press, a company that manufactures printers that 3D print chocolate.

I'm in Make Magazine!! That's insane

makezine.com/article/digi...

You judge for yourself what happened

I wonder how this impacts Travellers from more civilised countries entering the USA that have an X marker? I assume things like the visa waiver program will be altered?

"I bought this Tesla before Elon was a Nazi Sticker" Sticker for Sale by Radishinn Please for the love of god, let the people around you know you're not completely unhinged! • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/I-...

If anyone asks how trans people ate effected in day to day USA here is a good example