Month: April 2025

Trump tariffs are already showing up in reduced shipping and boats in ports

On the container ship traffic from China to the US this article from the Journal from two days ago has a lot of details. (link should be unlocked) http://www.wsj.com/business/log…

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) 2025-04-28T02:28:03.030Z

At what point does he cry uncle? The Port of Seattle is empty. When you open the article, check out the photo of the ships that are not there. Astounding. And all self inflicted by Tmurp. How much of the NOT WINNING do we have to endure?

— Bock Sam (@bocksam.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T17:46:33.855Z

Bloomberg’s daily data for the number of container ships sailing from China to the US. Huge drop in recent weeks. (H/T Torsten Slok)

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T14:14:46.104Z

Vessel traffic at the Port of Oakland (left) and the Port of Shanghai (right) amid Trump's Tariff Shock, as seen on the MarineTraffic app, April 20, 2025.www.dataandpolitics.net/empty-ships-…

— Fuck Trump (@benusa.bsky.social) 2025-04-24T18:16:40.114Z

news of how tariffs are closing port traffic and shuttering businesses is making it to Fox News http://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjrKxC1N/

— Clara Jeffery (@clarajeffery.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T17:48:35.543Z

Suboptimal, if I’m honest. http://www.wsj.com/business/log…

— Sky Marchini (@sky.skymarchini.net) 2025-04-26T03:18:07.772Z

April 23, 2025 – Port of Seattle is empty. Only one ship and no containers. Usually a busy port.

— Molly Ploofkins (@mollyploofkins.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T11:01:45.340Z

Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.

— Lizzy Tish (@lizzy-tish.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T03:36:25.529Z

Same collapse in port traffic in Los Angeles too "In two weeks’ time, arrivals will drop by 35%"www.latimes.com/business/sto…

— Edward Harrison (@edwardnh.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T18:17:41.343Z

Farmers do not deserve special treatment

No to the proposed Trump farm bailout. American farmers overwhelmingly voted for Trump, they should pay the same tariffs their candidate has imposed on all other Americans, no special handouts. From @theatlantic.com http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc…

— David Frum (@davidfrum.bsky.social) 2025-04-28T14:56:36.389Z
https://bsky.app/profile/adamkinzinger.bsky.social/post/3lnj26uwpc22r

This alfalfa farmer and Trump supporter would rather lose everything than admit he was wrong. Exactly why it’s hard to feel sorry for these folks—they’d rather crash and burn than change course.

— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2025-04-21T00:00:07.268Z

California is the nation's top agricultural exporter, shipping almonds, pistachios, oranges, dairy products and other commodities around the world. Now, farmers fear that Trump’s tariffs could hit the state’s agriculture industry hard. http://www.latimes.com/environment/… #tariffs

— Ian James (@ianjames.bsky.social) 2025-04-13T14:51:11.002Z

Donald Trump said his tariffs would help our farmers.But the real cost of his self-inflicted tax will hit them hard, potentially putting many just one crop away from bankruptcy.How American can that be?

— Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) 2025-04-08T17:05:27.248Z

Climate posts on BlueSky

Pope Francis spoke often about the importance of environmental stewardship in a way none of his predecessors had, connecting climate change to social inequities: cnn.it/4jnHRbX

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-04-27T15:40:35.315Z

#ResistanceEarth#BlueEarthUsually, when NOAA releases its annual report on CO2 levels, it publishes a web page with detailed analysis. Not this time. NOAA quietly put the data on social media without even mentioning the fact that CO2 levels jumped dramatically.www.cnn.com/2025/04/22/c…

— Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) 2025-04-23T23:39:12.304Z

The Trump administration is rolling back landmark environmental protections that date to the early 1970s. Among the changes, Trump signed an order requiring the EPA and other agencies to eliminate, or “sunset,” an array of environmental rules. @hayleysmith.bsky.social http://www.latimes.com/environment/…

— Ian James (@ianjames.bsky.social) 2025-04-23T00:12:56.448Z

Climate change poses major security threat and armies must adapt, experts warnground.news/article/how-…

— LaResistance47 (@laresistance47.bsky.social) 2025-04-22T23:38:43.954Z

These actions also carry a heavy economic cost. Extreme weather events caused by climate change cost us over $180B in 2024 alone. And it drives up home insurance rates for Americans across the country.earth.org/costliest-cl…

— Congressman Don Beyer (@beyer.house.gov) 2025-04-22T23:08:19.521Z

Tens of thousands of homes in the New York City area could be lost to floods over the next 15 years, a new report warns.

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-04-12T04:03:14.436Z

This is outrageous: Trump’s EPA plans to stop tracking greenhouse gas emissions from major polluters. It’s like ripping out the monitors on a critically ill patient—reckless, dangerous, and a direct threat to our future.

— Mike Levin (@mikelevin.org) 2025-04-11T22:42:30.601Z

Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time…"www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c…

— Rachel Maddow (@maddow.msnbc.com) 2025-04-11T20:02:29.078Z

ESPN’s poor coverage of the Ravens Mike Green pick

ESPN gave very little TV time to the Green pick and rushed on to the next one.

Their website had this without noting why Green fell to 59: “There was less than a 1% chance that Green would be available at the No. 59 spot, according to ESPN’s Draft Day Predictor.”

NFL Network and ESPN had notably different approaches in talking about the off-field issues of Mike Green, who was selected No. 59 overall by the Baltimore Ravens. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport discussed Green's two sexual assault allegations.

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing.bsky.social) 2025-04-26T01:29:34.079Z

ESPN, meanwhile, made no reference to Mike Green's allegations – or any off-field concerns.

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing.bsky.social) 2025-04-26T01:32:27.034Z

ESPN didn’t refer to it on their review of Ravens picks either:www.espn.com/nfl/draft202…

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2025-04-26T05:08:13.466Z

Even the Ravens official site covered the accusations

Trump’s poll rating is declining

Breaking News: A majority of voters believe President Trump is overreaching with his aggressive efforts to expand executive power, and they have deep doubts about some of the signature pieces of his agenda, a New York Times/Siena College poll found.

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-04-25T19:32:34.111Z

AP-NORC and NYT polls out today just brutal for Trump. Negative on every issue. 60%+ say his first 100 days have been chaotic and scary. Net immigration opinion underwater by 25 points with independents, plurality saying he has "gone too far" with deportations… Not a popular POTUS

— G Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris.com) 2025-04-25T20:43:07.289Z

Reuters poll: Trump approval37% approve57% disapproveU.S. adults

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2025-04-24T21:35:38.086Z

Trump's job approval is 11 points underwater (44% approve, 55% disapprove) in a new Fox poll.On the issues: -15 on taxes (38% approve, 53% disapprove)-18 on the economy (38% to 56%)-25 on tariffs (33% to 58%)-26 on inflation (33% to 59%)

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2025-04-24T20:40:33.524Z

Last place. Loser.

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2025-04-23T22:28:00.878Z

New CNN Poll: Trump's 41% approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back at least to Eisenhower

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-04-27T12:16:26.648Z

New poll shows what voters think of Trump’s first 100 days in office

New polling on Trump's handling of inflation: 35% approve, 64% disapprove (CNN)38% approve, 62% disapprove (CBS)

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2025-04-28T14:15:08.376Z

Trump's approval rating hits a low of 39% in a new poll. That's down 6 points from a similar survey released mid-February.The lowest approval rating for any president at their 100-day mark going back to F.D. Roosevelt's 3rd. term.#MomSky#Voices4Victorywww.usatoday.com/story/news/p…

— Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 (@zen4ever2us.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T19:44:43.001Z