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postcharlemagne.bsky.social @postcharlemagne.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Incongruent actions like this make it pretty clear to Iran’s leadership that there will be no survival without extracting a high price and making sure that the lesson sticks. Otherwise, they will always be at risk of openly being assassinated and won’t have sovereignty.
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postcharlemagne.bsky.social @postcharlemagne.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
So if I understand this correctly, Iran is avoiding the US blockade by this one weird trick of sailing along the coastline where the US navy fears to go. Meanwhile, news tells me there are additional US economic sanctions against Iran. But Iran has been under max sanctions since 2020... winning.
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postcharlemagne.bsky.social @postcharlemagne.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
With US tariffs on the EU now being pretty certain, I hope there is some preparation for getting the Digital Sales Tax on big tech in place quickly. The US already pulled out of the global corporate tax deal, which prevented this the last time.
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postcharlemagne.bsky.social @postcharlemagne.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
The retalitory tariffs last time around did not have the intended effect ( www.nber.org/papers/w32082 ). I'd suggest solely looking at the policy effect at home from tariffs/taxes. And weakening tech monopolies is IMO a no-brainer in this area.
nber.org
Help for the Heartland? The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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postcharlemagne.bsky.social @postcharlemagne.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
I think Zuckerberg just volunteered his company as target should Trump impose tariffs on Europe. A Digital Services Tax of 3% on companies now covered under DSA was on the table in 2018.
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Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Romania, CURS poll: Presidential run-off election Georgescu (*): 58% Lasconi (USR-RE): 42% Fieldwork: 1 December 2024 Sample size: 24,629 ➤ europeelects.eu/romania
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