Comrade Krasnov tariffed his own military base

[deminks]

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.

End snips.

[tanyev]

1. That'll show them!

[Biophilic]

2. This whole thing is so embarrassing.

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

[central scrutinizer]

3. MAGA gear is all made in China

Those red caps are going to be 34% more expensive

[TomSlick]

4. I give up. What do we import from Diego Garcia?