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deminks

(11,377 posts)
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:26 PM Apr 2

Comrade Krasnov tariffed his own military base

https://bsky.app/profile/bradheath.bsky.social/post/3llul5ctba22v

This is true: The Trump administration said it has imposed a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose only inhabitants are the U.S. and U.K. service members at the military base on Diego Garcia.

https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.bsky.social/post/3llukkxo3d22x

Incredibly, this appears to be true. We tariffed our own (jointly operated with the UK) military base.

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Comrade Krasnov tariffed his own military base (Original Post) deminks Apr 2 OP
That'll show them! tanyev Apr 2 #1
This whole thing is so embarrassing. Biophilic Apr 2 #2
MAGA gear is all made in China central scrutinizer Apr 2 #3
I give up. What do we import from Diego Garcia? TomSlick Apr 2 #4

Biophilic

(5,549 posts)
2. This whole thing is so embarrassing.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:39 PM
Apr 2

I often didn’t agree with our foreign policy, but I always assumed some careful thought was put into it. Not anymore.

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