Extra, Extra
A Tax of the Killer Tomato: “President Trump on Friday said he had run out of patience with trade negotiators from the European Union and has decided to set the tariff on imports at 50% starting on June 1 … The president warned in a separate post that he would put a tariff of at least 25% on imported iPhones, and said he had warned Apple CEO Tim Cook to move his manufacturing to the United States.” Even with a 25 percent tariff, Apple has little incentive to bring manufacturing back home. (The phones made here would still be more expensive. Never mind the nonsense required to tell Apple to start the manufacturing process in the US in a few weeks.)
+ Dome-estic Squabble: “President Donald Trump left out a key detail this week when he outlined his plans for a massive missile and air defense shield over the continent: He can’t build it without Canada. And it’s not clear America’s northern neighbor wants in.” (Gee, I wonder why Canada would be less than enthusiastic about helping out its old friend?)
+ Bibi King: Israel’s Netanyahu Accuses France, Britain, and Canada Leaders of ‘Emboldening’ Hamas: ‘You’re On the Wrong Side of History.’ (Attacking one’s allies is all the rage these days.)
+ Fed Zeppelin: Supreme Court insulates Fed as it backs Trump firing of agency leaders. (The Court basically said anything goes in terms of canning people, except please don’t tank the global economy.)
+ Beak Performance: “According to a recently published study in Global Change Biology, the use of human-made hummingbird feeders has changed the beak sizes and shapes of Anna’s hummingbirds.” California hummingbird beaks transformed by feeders.
+ Hey Latte, Latte, Latte: “Walk into any Starbucks in South Korea right now, and there are some names you definitely won’t be hearing. Six to be exact – and they happen to be the names of the candidates running in the upcoming presidential race. That’s because Starbucks has temporarily blocked customers who are ordering drinks from using these names, which would be called out by baristas.
The company said it needed to ‘maintain political neutrality during election season.'”
+ Cargoes There: Man wakes up to find a giant cargo ship in his yard. (Every day, there seems to be a new metaphor for what it feels like to be a news curator in the Trump era.)
