Jeff Bezos has once again caved to Donald Trump and will not list the increased prices caused by Trump’s tariffs on Amazon.
RETWEET if you think @JeffBezos is a coward!
🚨 Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis just dropped some hard truths about the real reason behind the 🇺🇸U.S.-🇨🇳China trade war. And no, it’s not about “fair trade” — it’s about survival. 🧵
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The U.S. doesn’t fear China because of “cheap labor” or “IP theft.”
What it truly fears is China’s capacity to undermine the U.S.-led global financial order — the very system that allows America to print dollars and buy the world.
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Wall Street’s aging financial architecture is losing its grip.
It can’t control crypto flows.
It can’t keep up with new financial ecosystems.
China — with its digital yuan, vast industrial base, and rising global influence — is the first real threat to this system.
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Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” were never about balancing trade.
They were a desperate attempt to slow down China’s rise and protect the dollar system from collapse.
Because if China succeeds, the U.S. loses its magic weapon: monetary dominance.
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Today, Trump is laser-focused on America’s financial core:
• The Treasury bond market (America’s lifeline)
• The stock market (America’s wallet)
Both are fragile. And any external pressure could trigger a chain reaction.
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The U.S. is now panicking over who’s selling off U.S. Treasuries.
China? Japan? Others?
Trump reportedly wants to punish any surplus country that dumps Treasuries — with tariffs, of course.
This is not about trade. It’s about a dying empire trying to stop the bleeding.
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In short, America is no longer confident in its own financial fortress.
And China is no longer playing by the old rules.
This isn’t just a trade war — it’s a war for the future of global finance.
The use of pencils to complete ballot papers in the federal election continues to be the subject of some odd, incorrect assertions on this platform.
So, here is a thread about that subject. 🧵
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
This is Ann Telnaes, a longtime political cartoonist for the Washington Post. She resigned yesterday after owner Jeff Bezos blocked her cartoon criticizing Donald Trump and billionaires supporting him from being published.
RETWEET if you stand with @AnnTelnaes!