Trump: Raising global tarrifs to 15% from 10%, effective immediately | Metals Mine
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Polimini
Feb 21, 2026 10:30am
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The US has gone full retard. Never go full retard.
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Schultz
Feb 21, 2026 9:54pm — Edited
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"On Friday, Trump responded hours after the ruling with a 10% global tariff that he invoked under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The statute allows the president to impose temporary levies for 150 days. Any extension requires congressional approval."

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/21/trump-tariffs.html which is referenced in the next update to Trump's thought bubbles on FF.

Section 122 tariffs require the condition of large and serious United States balance-of-payments deficits.

The USA has not had a balance of payments deficit since about 1973 when floating exchange rates were introduced.

Under floating exchange rates, the current account deficit (commonly known as the trade deficit) is balanced by the capital account surplus (net inflow of foreign capital).

Prior to floating exchange rates (when there were fixed exchange rates), this was not the situation.

I expect a challenge in the International Court of Trade or some other appropriate forum to investigate the legality of this (these?) latest measure/s.

I realize that all this is beyond the capacity of Mr Trump to understand. Not so for his team of legal and economic advisors who actually draft all his executive orders which are explained to him.

Edit - I found this. The data is not sourced, but it provides a picture (at least from 1980) of what I'm talking about.
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kat06sa
Feb 21, 2026 10:18am
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clown
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Dutchy Daxy
Feb 21, 2026 9:48pm
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Quoting Trader#A423
Let's go Don lol keep putting libtards in their place! Making Cunts Mad Again!
LOL You are gone pay them as consumer at the end plus the lower value of the US$/higher import prices. Who is the cunt here?
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Danger-Mouse
Feb 21, 2026 6:21pm
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Quoting Twocans
{quote}lol Whatever they throw at Trump ends up hitting the fan. Dow was up 230 points Friday and probably back over 50,000 next week.
woo hooo. dow at 50K..that's the only thing that matters to you retards isn't it?
Twocans = bird brain
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The Fool
Feb 21, 2026 3:34pm
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Quoting TrAndy1
The Court made clear that tariff power belongs to Congress unless Congress has clearly delegated it.
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Congress under Trump's GOP is terrified of getting truthed and primaried. The only ones who speak up in opposition (in the GOP, that is) are those who are retiring or otherwise leaving office. Funny how they only find their conscience when it doesn't get in the way of their meal ticket.
TheCableman
Feb 21, 2026 2:44pm
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I Donald, King and lord of everything in the known universe, do hereby put another 5% tax on USA citizen's.
And the Jethros applaud. You cant make this shit up.....
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3Davy
Feb 21, 2026 4:40pm
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I think trump is a full time daytrader.
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Ravenfeeder
Feb 21, 2026 11:42am
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Quoting Ferna
{quote} I am not your friend.
Dude, your a fucking Swede. Why are you sucking US cock? They are the ones getting it the hardest in the bum. And you changed your pic again. This time you',ve gone bloody mental, mate, full fanatic.
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Ravenfeeder
Feb 21, 2026 11:46am
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Quoting Windstrown
And next clown fiesta begins where everyone will tax back the same 15% and we just gave everyone the 15% inflation. Absolutely ridiculousclownshow. Someone impeach this moron
Clown Fiesta... I love it! What's next this president is gonna go down like the biggest Nob in US history. Worse than the rest, even Harry Fucking Truman. And he has been president twice, which should make it sting even harder.
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Windstrown
Feb 21, 2026 11:36am
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And next clown fiesta begins where everyone will tax back the same 15% and we just gave everyone the 15% inflation. Absolutely ridiculousclownshow. Someone impeach this moron
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Trader#F6DA
Feb 21, 2026 11:02am
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Quoting Ferna
{quote} Nah the rest of the world has been freeriding for many years at the expense of the american taxpayer. It's only fair we help them pay off their debts, and give america their chance to grow again. Venezuela stole all oil from Exxon and other oil companies, Europe freeriding on american technology and acting like bigshots in Brussels, the list goes on and on.. The supreme court has been infiltrated by liberals, this can only be the works of the Deep State.
paranoia, my friend
on the contrary: the US is freeloading off the whole world with the dollar. but if you American citizens want to pay more for your products, then go ahead. the money flows from you up to Trump and his elitist friends. I'm sure it will make you feel better... lol
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Danger-Mouse
Feb 21, 2026 6:15pm
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Brains have left the room. Children are trying to run the world.
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Aussi
Feb 22, 2026 12:20am
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seems some always get it wrong the 150 days is for one law and the other one is differant so he can after 150 days change it to it next after the second one runs out he can change it back and does not need approval ,the democrates only give people half the story the supreme court gave trump a win
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The Fool
Feb 21, 2026 3:18pm
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Omg the US is on fire! We are the hottest country in the history of everything. I was hoping for some weekend bombing runs, but this is ok, plus there's still time. If anyone in the Pentagon is reading this (I know you do), let's please get the various invasions done before March Madness anyways. Thank you for my erection to yo mama.
wizzytech100
Feb 21, 2026 10:36am
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Quoting Polimini
The US has gone full retard. Never go full retard.
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NotAtrader
Feb 21, 2026 1:40pm — Edited
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Trumpty Dumpty in full mental mode
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Twocans
Feb 21, 2026 11:40am
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Quoting Ferna
You go Trump!!! Fuck these cunts
lol
Whatever they throw at Trump ends up hitting the fan. Dow was up 230 points Friday and probably back over 50,000 next week.
Danger-Mouse
Feb 21, 2026 6:23pm
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Quoting Ferna
{quote} Don't get your hopes up buddy!!!!!!! Ha-ha!
Even bigger bird brain
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wizzytech100
Feb 21, 2026 10:51am
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My guy is acting like Tommen Baratheon.
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san99
Feb 21, 2026 11:21am
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Quoting Ferna
You go Trump!!! Fuck these cunts
Why not the US corporations? They're the one who started this by selling themselves to the lowest bidders, rather than treating American workers fairly.
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The Fool
Feb 21, 2026 3:38pm
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Quoting afevir
What if Congress were to conduct an investigation into the Supreme Court? Would there be corruption there?
Maybe Trump should get the Proud Ice Boys to erect a guillotine on the front steps of the Supreme Court building. Something subtle like that might work.
afevir
Feb 21, 2026 3:18pm
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What if Congress were to conduct an investigation into the Supreme Court? Would there be corruption there?
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ffghost
Feb 21, 2026 2:46pm
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Trump's personal anthem is seemingly based on the height of his rocker years...either 1982 with the OG, or '87 with the re-release. Either way.....

"And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter, I was born to walk alone
And I've made up my mind
I ain't wasting no more time"


Turning back the clock 12 months, isn't this exactly where we were then? Equity markets near all time highs, trying to figure out what Trump would do regarding tariffs, and then a few oddball tweets start the slide lower into liberation day? Sigh. Let's hope there is more consistency this time around and less market reaction.
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yudis07
Feb 21, 2026 10:09pm
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Thank you, Trump, we love you
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Trivion
Feb 22, 2026 5:07pm
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And shortly before this announcement, I thought that Trump was being reasonable on Friday by imposing a 10% global tariff instead of the maximum allowed 15%. It all went out the window.

So, for the time being, the countries that negotiated a better tariff rate with Trump last year are screwed. For example, the UK only got a 10% rate.
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DwnUndrTrdr
Feb 22, 2026 2:44am
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Quoting Aussi
seems some always get it wrong the 150 days is for one law and the other one is differant so he can after 150 days change it to it next after the second one runs out he can change it back and does not need approval ,the democrates only give people half the story the supreme court gave trump a win
Getting it wrong! Half the story! We are here because these clowns didn’t implement policy correctly. Went for style over substance chasing Liberation Day ratings content over thought out sound implementation. Now maybe they’ll do it correctly. Amateur hour!
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Trader#195A
Feb 21, 2026 10:21am
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Beautiful
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Trader#26DE
Feb 21, 2026 10:31am
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Fuck you trump. Go hell.
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The Fool
Feb 21, 2026 3:24pm
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/...164923853.html

Guess whether or not Bacon is up for re-election. Don't peek.
The Fool
Feb 22, 2026 8:04pm
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futes have erased all of Friday's gains atm. This is the reaction I thought we would see when SCOTUS ruled on the illegal tariffs. Toss up if losses continue into NY Monday. Asian stocks are well up.
othmanebench
Feb 21, 2026 10:23am
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Aaah here we go again!
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Trader#6553
Feb 21, 2026 10:47am
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arent these 15% tariffs stil lower than the previous ones rejected from the court?! so it is still good for SP500 plus they can ask for refund on the previous already paid taxes if it makes sense....we will see...whatever
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Grimfx01
Feb 21, 2026 10:59am
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A new ATH for Gold coming next week
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Trader#F6DA
Feb 21, 2026 11:15am
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Quoting Ferna
{quote} I am not your friend.
understanding things literally rather than figuratively is a possible symptom of schizophrenia. your paranoia in the previous post is also a symptom. perhaps you should seek psychological counseling, just to be on the safe side. even though we have different political opinions, i wish you all !
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NeoQo
Feb 21, 2026 11:17am
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its just an announcement. Trump is abusing the market as always
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Trader#F6DA
Feb 21, 2026 12:03pm
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Quoting Ferna
{quote} Gaslighting is a sign of? There ...
It's always the most uneducated who think they've figured out everything that everyone else fails to see. Yeah, right. You Trump fanatics and paranoids are the enlightened ones. I would like to claim that this is just the Dunning-Kruger effect, but there is clearly more to it than that. Ironically, the people at the bottom seem to have internalized the hegemonic ideology even more, so that not only are they unable to free themselves from it, but they are running deeper into their doom. And because of their lack of education, they can't even learn from history.
And please google the word “gaslighting” again, specifically in relevant psychology dictionaries. You're using the word here like a social media kid. And you think saying “my friend” is a social role and not a figure of speech? Wtf dude? Well, quod erat demonstrandum...
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Soldatfidel
Feb 21, 2026 12:16pm
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Trump is completely mentally ill, he needs a psychologist
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Trader#665D
Feb 21, 2026 12:55pm
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Any American that thinks we are getting ripped off by the world is an idiot. We export our massive deficit spending to the world you dumb MAGA bozos. We steal other countries natural resources but the money only goes into the hands of the billionaires. Trump don't care about you. If you are not in his billionaire circle where they are looting the country and holding the rest of the world by hostage you are a special retard in many ways.
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Bdorian
Feb 21, 2026 1:06pm
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Gold moved good last week and will probably continue to move good with this ongoing Tariff Chatter. Winning days last week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday netting 4R overall. There will probably be some more good risk/reward setups this next week because of that downside liquidity sweep. I actually took a loss on Friday and was part of it , lol, but netted on the week overall.
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Giucca
Feb 21, 2026 1:27pm
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Triggered.
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abelfxtrader
Feb 22, 2026 2:06pm
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Here we go boys, drive safely it's going to be rough week.


That's what you get when judges don't know their place!
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ScottiePips
Feb 21, 2026 10:21am
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gold and silver going thru the roof 2mor lol
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Trader#5F4A
Feb 21, 2026 10:33am
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Usd will fall again on Monday!
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Trader#E13B
Feb 21, 2026 10:42am
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who backtesting on weekend
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Trader#F6DA
Feb 21, 2026 10:52am
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Quoting Trader#6553
arent these 15% tariffs stil lower than the previous ones rejected from the court?! so it is still good for SP500 plus they can ask for refund on the previous already paid taxes if it makes sense....we will see...whatever
nah, uncertainty, uncertainty, uncertainty. the stock market will go down.
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henokh217gm
Feb 21, 2026 12:07pm
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Yesssss
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DadydeFather
Feb 21, 2026 3:14pm
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Bro is grasping as straws at this point
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Trader#25B1
Feb 21, 2026 3:24pm
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Just chaos from tariffs nothing else. Even the judges said it is gonna be messy to do all the refunds. Second, he max. could do a 10% tariff from what I heard. 15% is limited to 5 months if not the total of all tariffs. So he needs congress, which says no. So he failed as he cannot act like he wants. Last, he will be claimed until death when he is more president. Cheers.
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Trader#49F7
Feb 21, 2026 4:07pm
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Quoting Trader#6553
arent these 15% tariffs stil lower than the previous ones rejected from the court?! so it is still good for SP500 plus they can ask for refund on the previous already paid taxes if it makes sense....we will see...whatever
Supreme court voted agains the tariffs, he's literally not allowed, if this clown is not impeached this year, US is in full retard mode.
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been17
Feb 21, 2026 5:26pm
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impact for xau ?
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Trader#5018
Feb 21, 2026 7:20pm
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I thought tariff is illegal then why this clown kept on raising tariffs ……. ZZzZzzz lolzzzz WTF
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grzeniek57
Feb 22, 2026 2:04am
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you complete idiot, how much % will it be tomorrow
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Trader#4624
Feb 22, 2026 7:26am
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Quoting The Fool
Omg the US is on fire! We are the hottest country in the history of everything. I was hoping for some weekend bombing runs, but this is ok, plus there's still time. If anyone in the Pentagon is reading this (I know you do), let's please get the various invasions done before March Madness anyways. Thank you for my erection to yo mama.
Nobody thought you were going to be right. You're wrong nearly 99% of the time.
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Trader#3FD0
Feb 21, 2026 10:21am
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Whats going on here right now
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Trader#1F54
Feb 21, 2026 10:36am
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Retard
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Trader#AD61
Feb 21, 2026 10:37am
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lmao
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Trader#200A
Feb 21, 2026 10:46am
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Nah
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Trader#8585
Feb 21, 2026 10:46am
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Wow
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Ayman10
Feb 21, 2026 10:50am
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You are the biggest bitch in the world , donald gay. Trump !!
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Trader#A423
Feb 21, 2026 10:54am
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Let's go Don lol keep putting libtards in their place! Making Cunts Mad Again!
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Trader#A0A6
Feb 21, 2026 11:02am
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It is about time to release 8 million Epstein files instead of 3.
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Trader#0D77
Feb 21, 2026 12:25pm
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lol
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Trader#D7A5
Feb 21, 2026 2:57pm
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So usd is falling on monday?
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Trader#AEED
Feb 22, 2026 12:34am
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I, as the President of the United States of America, will be raising tax on the American people by 15%
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Trader#E8C6
Feb 22, 2026 4:26pm
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Gold to ATH
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Trader#78A1
Feb 22, 2026 5:31pm
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Vote was 6-3.

Huge thank you to the three Supreme court members who were brave enough to vote against the corruption and NOT reject Trump's legal tariffs.
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Trader#49F7
Feb 21, 2026 4:04pm
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nobody even cares anymore lol
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